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An airline passenger has gone to extreme lengths\u00a0to avoid paying for extra baggage on a flight by wearing at least 10 pieces of her clothing.<\/p>\n
Gel Rodriguez, from the Philippines, decided to wear 2.5 kilograms of her garments after her carry-on luggage exceeded the maximum weight of seven kilos.<\/p>\n
The traveller said she was informed by airline staff at the check-in counter her suitcase weighed nine kilos so she would be charged a weight fee.<\/p>\n
\u2018When the airline staff at the check in counter said \u201cOnly seven kilos is allowed in hand luggage\u201d. Me: \u201cNo problem\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n
Refusing to make the payment, she transformed her overweight baggage from nine kilos to a light 6.5 kilos after layering herself with multiple t-shirts, pants and jackets.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
Gel Rodriguez (pictured), from the Philippines, decided to wear 2.5 kilograms of her garments after her carry-on luggage exceeded the maximum weight of seven kilos<\/p>\n
\u2018I didn\u2019t want to pay the fee for the excess baggage because it was only two kilograms (4.4 lbs), Gel told\u00a0VICE.<\/p>\n
Despite her\u00a0genius solution to avoid paying for her excess baggage, Gel said she will never attempt to layer herself with clothing at the airport again.<\/p>\n
\u2018It was really hot,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n
She also joked that if she had known her post would go viral, she would have \u2018posed better\u2019 in the picture.<\/p>\n
In her Facebook post on October 2, she shared a picture of herself proudly wearing what appeared to be five t-shirts, three pairs of pants, and three jackets.<\/p>\n
\u2018From 9kg to 6.5kg baggage,\u2019 Gel wrote, adding a laughing emoji, along with the hashtag: #ExcessBaggageChallengeAccepted.<\/p>\n
Her hilarious post has since amassed more than 33,000 \u2018likes\u2019, 1,000 comments and \u2018shared\u2019 more than 20,000 times.<\/p>\n
\u2018Why didn\u2019t I think of this hahaha,\u2019 one said.<\/p>\n
\u2018I wish I did this, I ended up throwing some of my things in the trash bin. What a pity,\u2019 another said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One said: \u2018Hahaha good idea.\u2019<\/p>\n
Others admitted they have done this previously to avoid paying weight fees.<\/p>\n
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