Photo: Rebecca Andrews
Some travelers will do whatever it takes to save money on airfare.
To complete the illusion, she shaped the bundle into a bump, hid another heavy item (her laptop) down the back of her dress and then put on three layers of clothing to try and disguise what was really going on underneath.
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However, things fell apart when it came time to actually get on the flight.
As Andrews walked to the gate, she discovered she was the very last person to board the flight, which meant “the staff were all paying me attention.”
“Collectively, they weighed my bag, and with smiles gave me the all clear. But as I walked my fake-pregnant a— down the gangway, I dropped my ticket and made a noise. So they all looked at me again,” she wrote. “As I bent over to pick up the ticket, the shape of my laptop down my back suddenly became apparent.”
In the heat of the moment, Andrews confessedalmosther entire scheme, admitting to the airline staff that she “triple-layered to make the carry-on weight and not get charged” — but not that she wasn’tactuallypregnant.
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“While we appreciate the creativity, our team [is] pretty wise to all the tricks,” a Jetstar spokesperson toldFox Newsin a statement, adding that “most of our customers find it more comfortable to pay a little bit more for an extra 3 kilos [nearly 7 pounds] of carry-on.”
Even though she had to pay the baggage fee in the end, Andrews said that she would be down to try again.
“I would do it again and just make sure I was not the last person to board,” she wrote.
source: people.com
