Passenger uses “pillowcase hack” to avoid extra baggage fees; gets caught

A passenger was arrested at the airport after using the viral pillowcase hack to smuggle in extra clothes and avoid baggage fees.

Passenger uses “pillowcase hack” to avoid extra baggage fees; caught. Image credits: Pexels

Orlando: Many of us are used to following hacks popularized online. While some of them can surely be helpful, others might land you in trouble. A TikToker shared a video of a man who got arrested at the airport after using the viral ‘pillowcase hack’ or ‘travel pillow hack’ to avoid extra baggage fees .

Tip for a travel pillow

Natasha, a woman who goes by @natashaorganic on TikTok, took to X to warn travelers against using viral hacks after another passenger was caught with clothes in her pillowcase ‘pillow. The incident took place at Orlando International Airport, Gate 17.

The woman said: “Stop letting social media give you tips and tricks because sometimes it won’t work. » She added: “This guy was trying to take a pillowcase full of clothes and other items that he thought was just a simple pillowcase and the guy was like a brother, the whole Everyone can see it’s not a fucking pillow, come on.”

She said: “They gave him the chance to pay for it, he went all the way until they closed the doors to say, okay, I’ll pay for this now, and then he tried to love Bogart until the fucking , on the plane Natasha said the airport authorities called the cops.

Viral Pillowcase Hack

“They were like bro, back off, we gave you a chance and you didn’t pay for it, and they ended up calling the cops on him. And he ended up getting deported, so stop listening to the Internet,” the woman said.

Internet users were quick to react to the video. “The airport is the only place where I make sure I am a model citizen. Aren’t people afraid of crimes and no-fly lists? wrote one. Another said: “Do you all know airport workers have TikTok? They see the same videos.