The lengths to which passengers go to avoid paying for over-sized hand luggage has been revealed – and it’s frankly embarrassing.
Between wearing two suits at the same time to telling the airline staff “Me no speak any English”, it appears that those who want to avoid paying for hold luggage but fail to travel light are a determined bunch.
Budget airline Norwegian Air asked 50 of its ground staff at London Gatwick for tales of ridiculous behaviour from those trying to avoid checking-in additional hand luggage.
No chance that's fitting on a plane for free nowadays Photo: Fotolia/AP
A passenger once…
1. Wore three pairs of trousers, plus a pair of shoes stuffed in the jacket pockets
2. Decided to give up a bag and asked for it to be donated to charity
3. Was carrying a beloved pet’s ashes in a handbag and so asked for leniency
4. Tried to bribe gate staff with duty free chocolates
5. Refused to comply by repeating “Me no speak any English”
6. Wore two pairs of jeans doubled up as a "double denim" scarf, perhap a la Lenny Kravitz
Its Lenny Kravitz's birthday. An opportunity to reflect on that time he wore a really, really massive scarf http://pic.twitter.com/4vAdlAuU7A
— Luke Lewis (@lukelewis) May 27, 2015
7. Claimed a bag contained fragile antique pottery
8. Wore two suits
9. Insisted a credit card was maxed out and therefore had no money left to pay a charge
10. Wore two winter coats and tied three jumpers around their waist
The hand luggage minefield
The varying shapes, sizes, fees and charges appled to hand luggage have long baffled travellers. Norwegian, for example, allows one carry-on bag of 20kg and “a small personal item” for free, but will charge for over-sized luggage at the terminal.
• Hand baggage size restrictions, airline by airline
Ryanair passengers are allowed two bags in the cabin Photo: Getty
Stuart Buss from Norwegian said: “Even with our generous carry-on allowance, passengers flying during winter with shopping and bulkier items can increase the likelihood of their bags being non-compliant.
“Baggage issues can cause delays so it’s in our interest to make sure all bags are loaded quickly so that passengers can get away on time and enjoy their flight.”
To make packing for a holiday easier, we have compiled a guide to the hand luggage requirements for every popular UK airline.
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