VIDEO: Man attempting to beat British Airways excess luggage fees by wearing all his clothes is kicked off flight and arrested

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VIDEO: Man attempting to beat British Airways excess luggage fees by wearing all his clothes is kicked off flight and arrested | Secret Flying

A man was banned from boarding a British Airways flight from Reykjavík to London because he was wearing eight pairs of trousers and 10 shirts.

 

A British Airways passenger was arrested after trying to board a plane while wearing an excessive amount of clothes to avoid excess luggage fees.

 

Ryan Carney Williams filmed himself at Keflavík International Airport practically swallowed in layers of clothing.

 

Unfortunately his plan did not work. He was denied entry to the plane and later arrested for causing a disruption.

 

 

Ryan took to Twitter to document the debacle, tweeting: “@British_Airways hi being held at Iceland Keflavik airport because I had no baggage put all the clothes on and they still won’t let me on. Racial profiling?”

 

According to local reports, police were called and had to pepper spray him and wrestle him to the ground.

 

Mr Williams, who goes by the alias “Ryan Hawaii,” says he was also banned the following day from boarding an easyJet flight after the airline heard about his behaviour.

 

 

A spokesperson for British Airways said: “We give our customers a wide range of fares to choose from to meet their needs.”

 

“Our hand baggage only fares from Iceland are as low as £47 each way, and are designed for customers who are travelling without any hold baggage. ‘We do understand that our customers’ plans can change so they can choose to pay a fee at the airport if they need an extra bag.”

 

“We explained our policy to our customer, and offered him an alternative flight to London.”

 

 

Williams eventually flew home with Norwegian Air Shuttle. It was unclear if all his clothes made it.