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Hannah Phillips

Women wear 6.5kg of clothes to avoid airline's baggage fees - but get fined anyway

Two women attempted to get around an airline's baggage rules by wearing almost 6kg of clothing - but got fined anyway.

Adriana Ocampo piled on 15 garments including t-shirts, jackets, jumpers and trousers after realising her carry-on luggage exceeded the maximum weight limit of 7kg.

The 19-year-old was travelling with airline Jetstar from Melbourne to her home in Adelaide, Australia, after a girls' trip with 19-year-old pal Emily Altamura on March 20.

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