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EasyJet admits luggage size checker was 'faulty' and refunds passenger after Gatwick staff charged him for oversized bag

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EasyJet admits luggage size checker was 'faulty' and refunds passenger after Gatwick staff charged him for oversized bag
An Icelandic traveller and his teenage daughter were wrongly charged a combined £96 by easyJet after a defective baggage sizer at London Gatwick prevented their properly sized luggage from fitting inside. Adalsteinn Svan Hjelm was transiting through the airport in April this year on a journey from Iceland to Greece when staff subjected the pair's Samsonite bags to a sizing cage check. Despite the luggage meeting th
31 Jul, 17:16
Daily Mail
Victory for easyJet passenger after airline admits its luggage size checker was 'faulty' - and refunds nearly £100 in baggage fines
Passengers flying fom Iceland to Greece, via London Gatwick, were left suspicious when their baggage was declared 'oversized' before boarding easyJet flight.
31 Jul, 12:01