So… we all hate baggage fees on airplanes, right?
But the majority of us realize that we can either bring less stuff… or deal with it.
Not this guy. This guy thought he’d beat the system. Then he got fussy when his “master plan” didn’t go as he would have hoped.
Ryan Carney Williams was allegedly denied a boarding pass at the BA desk for his flight from Iceland to England after he put on all the clothes that wouldn’t fit in his luggage. He tweeted his anger and posted a video slamming the airline for ‘racial profiling’. He said: ‘@British_Airways hi being held at Iceland Keflavik airport because I had no baggage put all the clothes on and they still won’t let me on. Racial profiling? Or…..’
So he was told he’d have to pay a fee for his bag. He opened it up and put ALL OF IT ON. They wouldn’t let him on the plane. OBVIOUSLY this is racism.
@British_Airways hi being held at Iceland Keflavik airport because I had no baggage put all the clothes on and they still won’t let me on. Racial profiling? Or….. pic.twitter.com/NKgpe1cPFP
— Ryan Hawaii (@RYAN_HAWAII) January 10, 2018
Here’s the thing… If I’m a paying customer and some dude next to me is wearing 7 coats and getting in my space… you best believe I’m going to be upset. What’s he gonna do when he gets really hot because he’s wearing 20 pounds of clothing? Put it in the overhead bin? THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT! He didn’t pay to do that, and you don’t just get to sideswipe the rules to get what you want.
Footage shows him asking employees why he wasn’t allowed to board. Airline staff can be heard saying ‘do we need to call the police?’ to which he replies ‘yes, if needs be. I haven’t done anything wrong.’ According to British Airways, Williams was acting rude so they turned him away, but when he refused to leave the desk they called a security guard. In a later tweet, Williams said he was arrested, sprayed with mace and held on the ground when he refused to lave. After giving a statement to police, he returned to the airport the next day to get an EasyJet flight, but once he’d gone through security, he claims he was stopped from getting on the plane again.
Honestly… what are the chances that he was acting like a courteous, stable passenger after all of this? He was acting like a LUNATIC, and airline employees are probably instructed not to take any chances…
Either way… he’s VERY disappointed.
Disappointing. pic.twitter.com/7f8UFi9jb4
— Ryan Hawaii (@RYAN_HAWAII) January 10, 2018
And AGAIN! Refused from 2 flights in 2 days for no valid reason 🙂 @easyJet @British_Airways thanks guys wonderful service pic.twitter.com/Ivoc0WZvXl
— Ryan Hawaii (@RYAN_HAWAII) January 11, 2018
He “Can’t believe this is real life right now.”
Spoke to @easyjet via dm and this was there response, can’t believe this is real life right now… pic.twitter.com/h8EqkEwTpH
— Ryan Hawaii (@RYAN_HAWAII) January 13, 2018
RIGHT DUDE. BECAUSE THE CAPTAIN DOESN’T WANT A CRAZY PERSON ON HIS FLIGHT.
He claims he was stuck at Iceland airport with no money and his luggage already on the plane to England without him. Williams eventually arrived back home after getting a Norwegian airline flight and was allegedly refunded the price of his flights from BA and easyJet. A spokesperson for British Airways told Metro.co.uk: ‘We give our customers a wide range of fares to choose from to meet their needs.
‘Our hand baggage only fares from Iceland are as low as £47 each way, and are designed for customers who are travelling without any hold baggage. ‘We do understand that our customers’ plans can change so they can choose to pay a fee at the airport if they need an extra bag. ‘We explained our policy to our customer, and offered him an alternative flight to London.’
Oh… and it’s not that he didn’t WANT to pay it… it’s that he COULDN’T.
To everyone reporting on my airport experience in Iceland.
PLEASE STOP SAYING I was EVADING excess baggage fees….I couldn’t AFFORD the fee (£90) as a result of being left homeless in Iceland for over a week.
Paints a VERY different picture.
Thankful that anyone cares tho.
— Ryan Hawaii (@RYAN_HAWAII) January 16, 2018
I guess I’m supposed to think that’s different? Um… how about don’t travel if you can’t afford to/ aren’t prepared to… and read the rules before you show up with luggage. I really don’t understand how this “paints a VERY different picture.”
Him not “affording” to check his bags isn’t anyone else’s problem…
But yeah. Racial profiling my A$$. This is lunatic profiling… and I’m glad airlines hesitate to let crazy people on airplanes before they lock them in with a bunch of people on a metal tube that travels through the air.
Not really an ideal time to deal with a psycho.