Airline ‘hack’ divides travelers: ‘Jeopardizing other passengers’

It’s easy to feel ripped off by the cost of air travel, but users are divided over one frequent flyer’s money-saving hack. Californian-based musical group Bed Sweater uploaded a clip on TikTok last week to share their trick, showing a man clandestinely using his foot to prop up the luggage scale while the bags were being weighed by airline staff, presumably to make them seem lighter — and avoid oversized baggage fees. “Kinda surprised this worked,” the band captioned the clip, which has been viewed over 2.4 million times. They didn’t say where the footage was recorded but claimed elsewhere in the post that the “baggage lady was cool about it,” insinuating she knew what they were doing. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/08/22/airline-hack-divides-travelers-jeopardizing-other-passengers/ #airplanes #travel #luggage The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost