markis10
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This should get some interesting comments, for the record on my last trip I saw a cyclist with a kitchen sink!
OVERHEAD luggage compartments are being dangerously overloaded as travellers avoid paying check-in fees to score the best deals on budget carriers. With checked baggage attracting increasingly higher charges, more passengers are opting to travel with just carry-on, creating a safety and logistics nightmare for crew.
“Everyone is trying to avoid paying to check in a bag by bringing everything with them onto the plane - including the kitchen sink,” Flight Attendants Association of Australia secretary Jo-Ann Davidson said. “It’s a serious problem.”
OVERHEAD luggage compartments are being dangerously overloaded as travellers avoid paying check-in fees to score the best deals on budget carriers. With checked baggage attracting increasingly higher charges, more passengers are opting to travel with just carry-on, creating a safety and logistics nightmare for crew.
“Everyone is trying to avoid paying to check in a bag by bringing everything with them onto the plane - including the kitchen sink,” Flight Attendants Association of Australia secretary Jo-Ann Davidson said. “It’s a serious problem.”