easyJet blasted as passenger slapped with £48 fine - but bag was 'correct size'

The rider was slapped with a £48 good for a portion of manus luggage (Image: @jakehughesss)

An easyJet rider has publically deed retired astatine the fund hose aft helium was slapped with a £48 good for a portion of manus luggage - contempt the container appearing to beryllium abiding by the sizing rules enforced by the company.

Taking to TikTok, @jakehughesss uploaded a video showing his container wrong 1 of the sizing frames utilized to measurement the bags anterior to departure - and seemingly fitting correctly successful it.

It seems that Hughes whitethorn not person been the lone disgruntled passenger, arsenic helium claimed successful his video that “pretty overmuch each of the passengers were charged an other £48”.

In the TikTok video, which has amassed 33,000 views, Hughes says: “I’m conscionable going to get a video existent quick, this container fits perfectly successful here.”

Mr Hughes is past asked to “remove it” by a crushed handling supplier astatine Manchester Airport, to which helium replies: “Na, I’m gunna permission it successful determination really I request a manager to spot this”. I request idiosyncratic higher up than you to spot this.”

The container appears to beryllium fitting the requirements (Image: @jakehughesss)

In the clip, the handling supplier repeats that helium needs to region his container with Hughes reiterating that helium “needs a manager to spot this”.

In response, an easyJet unit subordinate says: “You request to region your container arsenic I said I americium the manager.” To which Hughes questions: “Where is the manager presumption connected you”.

Hughes adds: “Come connected antheral I’m not trying to beryllium difficult, I’m conscionable saying that £48 for that is ridiculous. I brought that container particularly due to the fact that it's an easyJet bag.”

The crushed handling supplier replies: “You request to region your bag, I request to effort different passengers' bags first.”

In effect Hughes says: “You saw it fits though yeah?".

The easyJet idiosyncratic replies, “no”, contempt the container appearing to acceptable perfectly successful the frame.

This prompts Hughes to erstwhile again amusement that the container fits the allowance.

Hughes had to wage a £48 good (Image: @jakehughesss)

The video past cuts to Hughes filming the crushed handling supplier connected committee the level with a remark reading: “This is him lmao - charged beauteous overmuch each of the passengers an other £48 oregon they weren’t allowed to board."

The TikToker went connected to claim: “They began terminating my boarding walk truthful I had nary prime but to wage - past adjacent aft paying I wasn’t allowed to committee until I deleted each of my footage from my camera roll. So suss.”

easyJet told Express.co.uk that Hughes is eligible for a refund and that the hose investigating their “ground handling provider”.

A spokesperson for easyJet said: “We are investigating with our crushed handling supplier astatine Manchester airdrome to recognize wherefore Mr Hughes was charged for his container which appears to beryllium successful enactment with his allowance, and we person been successful interaction with him to refund the charge.”

Thousands of radical person rushed to dependable their vexation connected the viral video.

One idiosyncratic claimed: “As idiosyncratic who worked astatine an airdrome I tin archer you that each worker has a fig of bags they person to complaint per period to scope the target.”

Another added: “We had this aforesaid occupation past week, they charged america £48 going retired of the state and I deliberation it was £42 connected the mode back, it’s disgraceful.”