Fuel surcharge, airport tax, travel insurance, seating fees—flying is getting more and more expensive these days. And for one irate passenger, having to pay an excess baggage fee on top of everything else was the final straw.
He had checked in at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China to board a flight bound for Nairobi, Kenya. He looked as big as a sumo wrestler but there was something awkward about him nonetheless.
As he walked through the metal detector, he inexplicably set off the alarm and was pulled aside for a full body search. That's when security officers discovered his secret—he was wearing a ton of clothing on his body!
Apparently, he had packed too much for his trip but refused to pay the extra cost for his overweight bags. So to skip the charges, he pulled out over 60 shirts and nine jeans from his luggage and wore all of them at once.
He would have gotten away with it, too, if he hadn't stuffed his pockets with batteries, thumb drives and device chargers, all of which triggered the metal detector alarm.
After he undressed and emptied all his pockets—which were also packed with neckties and toys—all that was left standing there was a skinny man with a red face and a bruised ego.
He finally admitted his suitcases were over the weight limit but he didn't want to pay for it, so he decided to put on his clothes and check them in as carry-on. It's unknown if he was allowed to board the flight after that.
Source: Guangzhou Daily
He had checked in at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China to board a flight bound for Nairobi, Kenya. He looked as big as a sumo wrestler but there was something awkward about him nonetheless.
As he walked through the metal detector, he inexplicably set off the alarm and was pulled aside for a full body search. That's when security officers discovered his secret—he was wearing a ton of clothing on his body!
Apparently, he had packed too much for his trip but refused to pay the extra cost for his overweight bags. So to skip the charges, he pulled out over 60 shirts and nine jeans from his luggage and wore all of them at once.
He would have gotten away with it, too, if he hadn't stuffed his pockets with batteries, thumb drives and device chargers, all of which triggered the metal detector alarm.
After he undressed and emptied all his pockets—which were also packed with neckties and toys—all that was left standing there was a skinny man with a red face and a bruised ego.
He finally admitted his suitcases were over the weight limit but he didn't want to pay for it, so he decided to put on his clothes and check them in as carry-on. It's unknown if he was allowed to board the flight after that.
Source: Guangzhou Daily
