Luggage Fees Too High? Woman Pretends to Be Pregnant to Avoid Luggage Fees

Mar 29, 2025 Komal Das White Scribbled Underline White Scribbled Underline

Grace Hale, 20, avoided Ryanair's baggage fees by faking a pregnancy with stuffed clothes on her flight from England to Scotland

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Grace Hale, 20, researched pregnancy bumps and pretended to be 26 weeks pregnant to avoid Ryanair's baggage fees

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Grace Hale criticized Ryanair's high baggage fees, saying, "It's ridiculously expensive, especially when I want to bring ten options for a three-day trip"

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Grace stuffed her makeup bag and jackets under her top to pretend she was pregnant after realizing her luggage wouldn’t fit

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Grace practiced walking like a pregnant woman and carefully wrapped her jackets over the makeup bag to avoid any mishaps

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Her plan worked! Grace boarded the plane and arrived in Edinburgh, later joking on social media that her "baby" was named Ryan, a nod to Ryanair

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Ryanair passengers may pay USD 50-80 (Rs 4,200-6,800) for extra luggage or personal items like a water bottle

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