Walkin’ wardrobe: British Airways rejects passenger who tried to board flight wearing everything he packed
Ryan Carney Williams was trying to avoid an excess baggage fee by wearing 10 shirts and eight pairs of pants
There are many approaches to avoid paying a fee for excess luggage when travelling by air these days.
You could pack light, cramming all your belongings in an approved carry-on bag.
You could book with an airline that doesn’t charge for baggage.
Or, in the case of one man flying out of Iceland last week, you could try boarding the plane while wearing 10 shirts and eight pairs of pants.
That was the approach of a traveller identified by the Iceland Monitor as Ryan Carney Williams, who claims he was booted from a British Airways flight from Keflavik International Airport to England on Wednesday for wearing everything that was in his luggage.
In a pair of videos posted to Twitter, where Williams goes by the alias “Ryan Hawaii,” he filmed himself at the Keflavik airport, practically swallowed in layers of clothing. At least two sweaters – or are they pants? – were draped on his shoulders and tied around his neck.
