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Daily Mail
13 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Woman's incredible travel hack saves her £70 after easyJet tried to charge for cabin bag
A thrifty easyJet passenger has revealed the hilarious - and slightly sweaty - way she avoided paying a £70 baggage fee at the airport. Bee Solman, 31, from Bristol, and her partner Ben, 32, had flown from Bristol Airport to Murcia International Airport, near Torrevieja in Spain, on 20 April. The couple had forked out £280 for return flights, as well as additional charges for their preferred seats on the plane. However, when the pair queued at the gate, they were subject to a baggage check - and soon found Ben's bag did not meet the airline's carry-on requirements. As they struggled to stuff the bag into the luggage sizer, they were told by staff they'd have to shell out a further £70 to bring it onboard. 'We got unlucky because the staff picked us out randomly to check our bags,' Bee told Luxury Travel Daily. 'My bag fit in the sizer fine but Ben's didn't, even when we tried to squeeze it in. They said we'd have to pay £70 but I wasn't paying that. Flying gets expensive when the extra bits start racking up.' With little time and an unwelcome charge looming, Bee, a full-time nanny, came up with a clever plan. Dashing to the toilet for a quick outfit change, she soon emerged wearing two tops, a denim jacket - and seven pairs of trousers. Meanwhile, Ben layered up in two pairs of shorts, a T-shirt, three shirts, and even stashed his laptop mouse in his pocket. Bee claims that staff at the gate found the trick hilarious and let her board the flight on 20 April – though they warned the pair not to try it again. Bee said: 'We went back to the gate and they took a photo of us and said we'd go viral. 'She said it's fine for now but we'd have to pay next time. When we got on the plane, I took it all off and put it back in the bag. I wore them from the airport to the plane. It was ridiculous. ' Once on board, Bee discreetly removed her layers and repacked them into her hand luggage. Bee joked: 'One woman said "You look lighter than when you got on." The trousers were thin so it just looked like I had thick trousers on. I'll be doing it again if I need to.' EasyJet has been approached for comment. It comes as a new travel hack for those looking to avoid splashing out on cabin baggage fees when flying is going viral online - and all that's needed is a common travel accessory. In a video on TikTok, Nina Edwine (@nina_edwine) shared her ingenious trick to stuff an empty neck pillow with items that would otherwise force her to pay for additional baggage. And despite the small size of the travel pillow, Nina was able to pack in 10 items of clothing, including a bra, tops and a dress.
The Sun
3 days ago
- The Sun
Irishman, 29, rushed to hospital after being stabbed near shopping centre in popular Spain resort as probe launched
AN IRISHMAN has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Spain. The shocking incident happened in the same area of Costa Blanca where an Irish national was left critically injured last month after being shot in the head. The 29-year-old was rushed to hospital in the early hours of yesterday morning after being attacked near a shopping centre in La Zenia a short drive south of Torrevieja. He is still at Torrevieja Hospital and his condition has not been made public although his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The alarm was raised around 1.30am on Sunday with reports of a man bleeding in the street. The victim, said to be known to police, reportedly declined to identify his attacker. An ongoing investigation into the incident is being led by the Civil Guard. The same police force revealed late last month it had arrested two men on suspicion of the attempted murder of an Irish national left fighting for his life in a hospital intensive care unit. The 21-year-old was shot in the head near the same shopping centre called La Zenia Boulevard where Sunday's incident took place. Detectives revealed on May 27 they had held two male suspects aged 27 and 45 who they later confirmed were also Irish. The shooting took place on the night of May 13. One of the suspects was held in Orihuela Costa and the other in nearby Pilar de la Horadada. A Civil Guard spokesman said at the time: 'A court in Orihuela has remanded one of the men, considered to be the shooter, in prison, while the other has been released on bail as a suspected accomplice but banned from leaving the country.' Detectives have not said what they thought the motive behind the crime was. Well-placed sources said today they did not believe the two incidents were linked. 1
