Many men are having to sacrifice their aircraft luggage allowance due to “overpacking” by wives and girlfriends, according to a survey.
The usual airline baggage allowance is about 20kg a person. But some men are having to give up as much as 5kg to make room for items their partners want to take.
As many as 52 percent of men said they had given up space to their partner, while 22 percent of women said they did not check the packing restrictions before heading for the airport.
Also, 37 percent of women confessed to reshuffling the contents of their bags at the check-in desk to meet the weight limit, while 48 percent admitted they took too much on holiday.
Based on responses from 2 000 people, the survey also showed that 25 percent of holidaymakers spend three hours packing their suitcases.
As many as 13 percent rush out without their passports or boarding passes, 15 percent forget sunscreen or sunglasses and 10 percent leave their phone chargers behind. – The Independent