OMAAT reader François reached out with an absolutely wild story of what happened to him on a recent Vueling flight, where he was forced to abandon his carry-on bag. Even when the pilot intervened, the ground staff wouldn’t budge, so the pilot ended up paying for the bag out of pocket. Let me explain…
Not that this is directly relevant, but let me drop in that he’s a Flying Blue Ultimate member, which is Air France-KLM’s triple Platinum status. I simply mention this to point out that he’s a super frequent flyer, and also likely isn’t looking to scam an airline out of a small sum of money.
François says his bag was within Vueling’s size rules. Despite that, at the boarding gate, the agent “barely glanced” at his bag, and told him he had to pay €60. He asked if he could prove it fit in the sizer, but she refused to even entertain that.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
