Friday, August 30, 2024 LATAM Airlines recently witnessed an unusual and amusing attempt at Miami International Airport, where a man wrapped tightly in luggage wrap tried to pass himself off as checked baggage. On the evening of August 27, the man, disguised as luggage, was seen hopping towards the LATAM Airlines check-in counter. His accomplice, who seemed to be in on the bizarre plan, guided him to the baggage drop area.
In a scene that left onlookers puzzled, the man attempted to “check-in” for a flight by hopping onto the baggage scale. The sight was as amusing as it was bewildering. While it’s unclear how much this human baggage weighed, it’s worth noting that the average weight of an adult male in the U.
S. is around 199 pounds. This far exceeds the typical weight limits for checked luggage, which, for LATAM Airlines, caps at 99.
2 pounds per bag. Needless to say, the man-bag was likely well over the permissible limit for checked baggage. The unusual stunt was captured on video and quickly made its way to social media, where it was shared by the popular comedy account Only in Dade.
The post, accompanied by the caption, “What in the ‘shrink wrap’ is going on here?” quickly garnered attention and left viewers in stitches. This incident serves as a quirky reminder of the creativity and lengths to which some individuals will go to avoid the usual air travel protocols. While it was all in good humor, it also underscores the importance of airport security measur.