Brussels, 21/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - Ryanair has reacted strongly to MEPs' repeated pressure on the Commission to legislate on rules concerning one carry-on bag - rules that differ from one airline to the next. Stephen McNamara, the head of communication at the low-cost Ryanair company, said on 18 January, following a European Parliament vote on a resolution on this issue, that “Ryanair's one bag rule is a safety rule, not a revenue rule”. He considered it absurd that some MEPs have said that this rule exists to generate income, and he added: “The one carry-on bag rule cannot be changed for safety reasons. It would be helpful if these MEPs made some basic attempt to understand Ryanair's safety and low fare policies before making false and inaccurate claims in the European Parliament”. (MD/transl.fl)