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A flight passenger was frustrated by a surprising problem involving a check bag, which has gained a lot of comments from other users.
User posted on the “r/delta” Reddit forum “My Shipping Bag” was rejected due to insufficient weight,” the user wrote that large souvenirs on the trip were not suitable for anyone’s existing bags.
So, “I stuffed them into a secret duffel bag and I always brought this kind of surprise and tried to check it out.”
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“Imagine when the agent says I can’t check the fluffy bag, my surprise is because it’s not weighing enough.”
"Is this a Bizarro suitcase counter?" the user asked.
A flight passenger (not shown) shared his frustration on Reddit when an airline agent rejected a non-weight check-in bag. (iStock)
“The agent said I should keep going and take it as a third carry, but I don’t want to be bothered by the gate agent,” the position continued.
The man didn't want to be forced to check his backpack at the gate and eventually found something "heavy" from his carry-on to add weight.
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"Is this happening to anyone else?" asked Reddit user. "What do you think is the reason behind this?"
Users visited the comments section to discuss whether they had ever heard of a rejected check bag because she was “underweight” and speculated on the possible reasons for the rejection.
"Is this a Bizarro suitcase counter?" Reddit user asked in the virus column. (iStock)
One user advised: "It may be too lightweight and flexible to check the conveyor from the bag to the aircraft through the sorting machine and various belts."
"It's easy to blow from a belt or a shopping cart," another Redditor wrote.
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Another said, “I’ll check my carry around and carry souvenirs with memorabilia.”
Another user said: "The recent door agents are very strict...trying to get three obvious bags above them, which is likely not going to work."
Most airlines list the maximum weight of the shipment bag on their website, but they do not state if there is a minimum weight limit. (iStock)
"Did you check the helium balloon?" joked about a user.
"Inspecting the doors usually cause less damage to the bags. This is an unknown airport bag maze causing trouble," said another Redditor.
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Most airlines list the maximum weight of the check bag on their website, but they do not state if there is a minimum weight limit.
Delta's website lists the prices of its first and second "standard inspection bags under 50 pounds".
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According to the company's website, the bags on Frontier "must weigh 40 pounds or less."