Cheeky airline passengers avoid $130 charge for having excess luggage… by WEARING all their clothes

  • Two male passengers have defied airline staff by piling on all of their clothes to avoid paying an excess luggage fee
  • The pair were checked in to fly from Singapore to Sydney on Scoot airline
  • Airline staff let the comical pair wear the extra attire but threatened to check they were still dressed like that when they boarded the plane

By Amy Ziniak for Dailymail Australia

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They were told their luggage was overweight and faced an extra fee of $130 (£72), so these two passengers on their way to Sydney decided to get creative to get out of paying extra costs.

The duo were flying from Singapore to Sydney when they were told by budget airline Scoot that one of their bags was over the free weight limit.

But instead of protesting, the travellers believed to be from San Fransisco, opened their bags and put on as many of their clothes as possible in a bid to escape financial penalty.

Trying to avoid a hefty fee, these passengers go for a new trend

Travellers in Singapore flying to Sydney show off their new trend to avoid being out of pocket $130 (£72) for the excess baggage fee

The cheeky pair sported shoes tucked into their pants, jeans tied around their necks, various layers of jocks and pants, and even hats piled high on top of each other.

Traveller Stou Sandalski witnessed the unusual ordeal and even snapped a photo of the comical duo decked out in their new attire.

He posted the photo to Reddit where it has since gone viral.

Sandalski said Scoot's airline staff warned the pair at the check-in desk.

'I am going to come to the gate and make sure you are still wearing everything,' a staff member told them.

Daily Mail Australia contacted Scoot who said the baggage policy was at the discretion of ground staff at the time.

A little lighter flying from Singapore to Sydney airport
Baggage just a little too heavy

The two travellers were flying from Singapore to Sydney (left) travelling a little lighter after they unloaded their baggage contents on themselves

Budget airline doesn't see the funny side of dodging their fee

Budget airline Scoot not able to see the funny side of it : making sure the two men kept on their clothes when they arrived to board their plane

Many on social media were quick to jump to the pair's defence.

'Seems like a dumb rule. If a couple pounds is an issue why don't they charge bigger people more (who only need one seat mind you) and/or smaller people less? These airlines... honestly. Doesn't matter if they're still wearing everything at the gate - same weight either way,' one Reddit user posted.

Another user said: 'I did this once, crammed all clothes on me in front of the security people (long story short, they were being ridiculously unreasonable). They gave me the stink eye but couldn't refuse me boarding. Once I entered the lounge I got a round of applauds by the people who'd witnessed the whole ordeal'.


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