Have you been overcharged for your luggage? Qantas removes outdated scales amid claims they can get the weight of bags WRONG - leaving passengers with unfair $90 fees Qantas analog scales could increase hand luggage weight by up to 30 per cent Recent tests reportedly reveal a discrepancy with the analog version scales A Qantas passenger could be fined up to $90 for overweight carry-on bag Airline said it was 'gradually' replacing its analog scales with digital ones
By Laura Withers For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 17:18 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 17:18 BST, 16 June 2019
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Thousands of Australians could have been charged extra for overweight luggage when their baggage was actually within the limit, a new report has claimed.
Qantas' analog scales are increasing the weight of hand luggage by up to 30 per cent, recent tests have reportedly revealed.
If the findings are correct, passengers flying with the flagship airline could have been handed a $90 excess charge for the wrongly inflated luggage weight.
A piece of hand luggage - known to weight 7kg - weighed as 9kg on one of Qantas' analog scale and 7.7kg on another, The Herald Sun reported.
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