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10th Jul 2015

Man has too many clothes in his carry on luggage, he does what we’re all thinking to avoid a fee

He probably wishes he had £45 now

Paul Moore

He probably wishes he had £45 now.

One of the inevitable facts of life is that your carry on luggage is always easier to pack when you’re leaving Ireland but it’s an absolute nightmare to get right on the return flight.

I swear to god, it’s like squeezing a giraffe into a phone booth at times.

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01:  Passengers repack luggage before it is screened at a new explosives detection system at the Newark Liberty International Airport on May 1, 2014 in New York City. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), now uses the automated in-line baggage system at the airport's Terminal C. The system uses about a mile of conveyor belts to automatically screen, sort and track baggage. Nine explosives detection machines can screen more than 600 pieces of luggage per hour. If a bag requires additional screening, it is automatically diverted to a separate room where it is manually screened by TSA officers.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

We all have some experience when it comes to squashing, sitting and screaming at those items of clothing that just won’t fit into your bag but one man has taken a stand.

James McElvar has finally done what we’ve all said we would do but never actually have.

James was flying from London to Glasgow recently but he was stopped at the boarding gate because his bag exceeded the designated size. Rather than pay the £45 sub-charge, he decided to wear 12 layers of clothes on the flight instead.

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I know what you’re thinking, this plan seems like a clever one but things took a turn for the worse.

James ultimately passed out from heat exhaustion- six t-shirts, four jumpers, three pairs of jeans, two pairs of jogging bottoms, a pair of jackets and two hats will do that to you – and he ended up in an ambulance.

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Speaking with The Mail he said “It was impossible to walk, I could barely get on the plane. I wanted to take them all off as soon as I got to my seat – beside which was a spare seat that I could have sat one of my bags on – but was told I had to wait until we were up in the air. I knew something was wrong early on as I just couldn’t breath properly I thought I was having a heart attack. It was a nightmare. I passed out twice and was taken off the plane at Glasgow Airport to a waiting ambulance”.

In a rather ironic/funny twist of fate, James is a singer in a band named Rewind. We wonder if he might want to change his decision with hindsight?

https://twitter.com/rewind_music/status/618930685600862208