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An airline passenger is going viral after a flight attendant asked her to stop knitting during a flight. The crewmember suggested that having needles during an emergency could be risky.
The woman shows the moment she had to stow her knitting project after the flight attendant urged her to consider whether she’d really want to grip sharp objects if trouble struck at cruising altitude. She couldn’t finish the sock.
Their family of four had seven total carry-on bags but were told by the gate agent that their children had to carry their own bags – parents could not help! – or else the bags would have to be checked.
A Southwest Airlines passenger tried to board their flight with a travel pillow. The gate agent had a problem with this – because they already had a carry-on and a personal item, and this was a third “bag.” From the photo though they eventually prevailed. Usually they’re right, personal items aren’t always counted as personal items! But there’s ambiguity.
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A passenger claims she was charged for her carry-on bag while boarding a Ryanair flight – while another woman with the exact same bag wasn’t. That other woman? She was “gorgeous.”
Travel social media was taken over by the ‘pillow case trick’ for bringing more stuff onto a plane than you’re technically allowed. For one passenger, using this trick meant he missed his flight – and could have been banned by the airline.
A Ryanair passenger at Palma de Mallorca Airport was caught on video ripping the wheels off his carry-on bag to make it fit in the airline’s sizer and avoid fees, while fellow travelers applauded his sticking it to the man.
As the man named Daniel prepared to board his flight to Malaga, Spain he was told that his red suitcase exceeded the airline’s carry-on size limits. To bring it onboard, he would have to pay an additional US$76. He thought that was unreasonable – so he took matters into his own hands.
People seem to get confused over whether they use the space under the seat in front of them, under their own seat, or both.
A Delta Air Lines passenger declares a ‘crossbody hill she’ll die on’ – that these aren’t personal items that count against your baggage allowance. She’s frequently forced to gate check a bag because of this extra ‘pocket’. And while gate agents may be following their airline’s policy in requiring this, she’s right and the policy should be rewritten.
Your carry-on allowance is supposed to be two items per person, but there’s no requirement that each person carry their bags on themselves, under their own power.
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