Plane passenger tries to outsmart airline's luggage rule by doing the unthinkable with her suitcase: ‘She's so real for that'

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5 days ago

They told her to check the bag — she checked them instead.
A fierce flyer is going viral for muscling her suitcase into a carry-on sizer at a European airport — leaving airline staff stunned when the bag actually fit.
The shove came courtesy of TikTok user Arina (@summermken_official), who posted a video of herself forcefully wedging her luggage into a metal bag checker at the Vueling counter during a recent flight from Paris to London.
'Never give up, at least not on the sake of €200,' she wrote in the caption — and the internet agreed.
The clip has racked up more than 10 million views since it was posted July 22.
'They asked me to place my bag in the checker to confirm it met size requirements,' Arina told Newsweek.
'It seemed that they were just suspicious of the size of my bag since it didn't seem like carry-on luggage.'
The Spanish low-cost carrier, like many budget airlines, has earned a reputation for eagle-eyed enforcement of size rules — and for slapping on sky-high baggage fees.
Vueling charges up to 88 euros (about $96) at the airport if your bag doesn't fit its requirements.
'I was 100% sure that it would fit […] plus I measured it before buying and it fit the standards of the company,' she told the outlet.
What followed was a now-iconic suitcase showdown: Arina is seen in the clip straining to push her bag into the checker — and then yanking it out with just as much effort.
The Vueling employee? Gobsmacked.
'She seemed quite surprised that the suitcase actually fit,' Arina said. 'She said, with genuine shock, that I must be very strong… she clearly didn't expect it to fit at all.'
TikTokers applauded her persistence — and side-eyed the airline.
'Her face, that's 'I told you' face,' wrote one viewer in the comments section.
'She's so real for that,' another chimed in.
'Bro that's small carry-on too, I hate airlines,' added an additional user.
As previously reported by The Post, one Ryanair passenger broke down in tears this week at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria after being denied boarding when her bag wouldn't fit the airline's size limits.
Despite shoving it into the sizer, she refused to pay extra, pleaded with border police, and ultimately collapsed to her knees sobbing as staff looked on.
Overall, when it comes to budget flights, it's bend or break — and these women did both.
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