Ryan Hawaii was stopped from boarding his flight. Photo / @ryan_hawaii
Ryan Hawaii was stopped from boarding his flight. Photo / @ryan_hawaii
A man travelling from Iceland to London was turned away from a British Airways flight after he wore eight pairs of pants and 10 shirts to avoid paying for checked-in luggage.
Ryan Carney Williams, who goes by the name Ryan Hawaii, was due to fly from Keflavik airport on Wednesdaywhen he was refused a boarding pass by the airline.
He was reportedly stopped from boarding after he put on all his clothes as he couldn't afford to pay for checked baggage.
Taking to his social media page to document the debacle, Hawaii tweeted: "@British_Airways hi being held at Iceland Keflavik airport because I had no baggage put all the clothes on and they still won't let me on. Racial profiling?"
A spokeswoman said: "The decision to deny boarding was absolutely not based on race. We do not tolerate threatening or abusive behaviour from any customer, and will always take the appropriate action."
Hawaii has now arrived back in the UK after taking a flight with a Norwegian airline.
Talking about the fiasco, he said: "I waited in the queue politely with other passengers and once I made it to the desk I was still refused my boarding pass.
"Security were called. At this point I started to film. Security tried to slap my phone out my hand.
"I moved. Continued to film and explain that I was well within my rights. Police were called. I spoke to two police officers and explained my story."
This is not the first time a passenger has tried to avoid paying luggage charges by wearing excessive amounts of clothing.