Passenger pretended to be pregnant, so as not to pay for baggage

Some travelers do their best to save money on flights. In an attempt to avoid baggage fees, Rebecca Andrews came up with what she thought was a reliable plan: to fake a pregnant belly to smuggle some of her heaviest items. Writes about this People.

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"Andrews, a travel blogger, detailed her plan to 'fight the system' and avoid paying Australian airline Jetstar a $41 surcharge," according to an article published last week by the website Escape.

Providing a step-by-step guide on how to give your belly a realistic look, Andrews recommended wearing something stretchy and then wrapping "your smallest but heaviest items - called electronic components" in "slippery" fabric.

To complete the illusion, she formed a bundle, hid another heavy object there (her laptop) and put it behind the back of the dress, and then put on three layers of clothing to try to hide what was actually underneath.

Andrews had the idea of ​​a false pregnancy when she encountered a woman at the airport who asked her about the duration of her pregnancy.

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However, the plan failed when it was time to board the flight.

When Andrews approached the gate, she found herself boarding the latter under the scrutiny of all the staff.

“When I walked down the ramp, I dropped the ticket. So everyone looked at me again,” she wrote. “When I bent down to pick up the ticket, the shape of the laptop was clearly reflected on my back.”

Andrews admitted to airline personnel in almost all of her scheme.

In the end, she had to pay for baggage.

"I would do it again, just need to make sure I'm not the last person to get on board," she wrote.

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