EasyJet was on a slippery slope when it charged for skis

It insisted they were not within the specified weight and dimensions for hold luggage when they wereI flew with easyJet to Geneva and back from Bristol and bought a standard hold luggage allowance of 23 kg. I had no issues flying out, but on the return, when I plonked my exactly 23 kg bag onto the bag drop station at Geneva airport, the check-in staff insisted I pay 65 Swiss francs as I had “sports equipment”. The luggage did, indeed, contain a pair of skis, but it was within the spe