TikToker’s wild hack for getting extra bag on flight

It is a truly ridiculous idea, but a woman says she managed to avoid an airline’s extra bag charge with this successful flying trick.

A TikTok user has gone viral for pretending to be pregnant to squeeze an extra piece of luggage onto a cheap flight. Picture: @miniadvantures/TikTok

A video is going viral online of a woman sneaking an extra bag onto a flight with a truly ridiculous hack.

TikTok user @miniadvantures, also known as Ashlin, posted a video of herself hiding a drawstring bag under her sweatshirt to fake a pregnant belly in order to avoid paying a fee for too many carry-ons.

Using the popular “Nobody’s Gonna Know” audio, Ashlin wrote on the video: “When you get a $US44 ($59) flight but can only bring a backpack.”

She then shows herself boarding the flight, writing, “It worked.”

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Ashlin concealed her extra bag under her clothes to avoid the extra bag charge. Picture: @miniadvantures/TikTok

The TikTok said her scheme was so successful, she priority boarded as a pregnant person. Picture: @miniadvantures/TikTok

In a follow-up video, the TikToker informs viewers that her illusion worked so well, she was able to pre-board the flight as a “pregnant” person.

The original video has gathered 13.2 million views and 2.7 million likes.

Some questioned how she got through airport security, or what would happen if she wanted to take off her jumper.

But most viewers thought Ashlin’s hack was “genius” and let her know in the comments.

One viewer wrote, “Saving this for next time I fly!”

@miniadvantures

My parents raised me better than this👀 ##ballinonabudget##nobodysgonnaknow##traveltips##cheaptravel##traveltiktok##shhh

♬ how would they know bad girls club - Chris Gleason

Ashlin’s travel hack could help some women take advantage of cheap flights before prices rise as the pandemic comes to an end, allowing for more travel.

As travel returns more and more, TikTok users are sharing horror stories along with hacks. The popular Walker Twins recently had a viral video of their “travel hack,” which got mixed reviews.

The video, which has 4.9 million views, shows a Walker brother sitting on an plane while an unseen passenger behind him places their bare foot on the armrest of his window seat.

Then the perturbed videographer decides to pour water from a Dasani bottle over the encroaching toes, prompting his inconsiderate neighbour to take their feet out of his space.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission