“He is a master of his craft,” wrote one person.
“Man that was clever even I didn’t see it,” another said.
Given the rising prices for airline tickets, it’s no surprise travellers are attempting to keep costs low and fly without checked baggage.
A combination of staff shortages, expensive fuel spikes, inflation and demand has hit the aviation industry as it recovers from the pandemic.
Other travellers have also shared similar tactics for getting additional belongings onto a plane. One user went viral for showing how to stuff clothes into a pillowcase and carry it on. Another traveller went even further and shared how to manipulate a boarding pass to look like they had a larger baggage allowance.
While it may be tempting to follow suit, these tricks aren’t always foolproof (or legal) and can result in a hefty baggage fee, or being banned by the airline, as the ticket manipulator was.
The reason many airlines have a strict 7kg baggage limit is to allow airlines to estimate the weight of the aircraft and thus, the amount of fuel needed for a journey.
