Faulty airport baggage machines could cost you extra Investigations - Instablogs
Faulty airport baggage machines could cost you extra Investigations
Jaiyant Cavale , Bangalore: Aug 4 2008
Made Popular Aug 5 2008
Holidaymakers are being ripped-off by faulty airport check-in scales, watchdogs have found. Trading Standards officers in West Sussex tested more than 600 scales at Gatwick Airport and found that more than 20 per cent were inaccurate.
Read Story
Tags: Airport, Baggage, Travel
Add Images and Videos
Close X
Recommended Tags or Keywords
Search by Tags or Keywords
Selected Media ( You can Upload only Six media )
Add to Story
Sorry no picture found for this combination of tags. Try to search minimum number of tags at once
RSS
Bobette
1 Stars
Bobette Aug 5 2008
New Orleans, United States
20% is a lot of scales off balance. Scales should be calibrated as often as needed. But I believe its something that people dont think about very often so it goes unchecked for long periods of time. I dont believe its intentional.
Comment Link
Reply to this comment
Mica Dulle
1 Stars
Mica Dulle Aug 28 2008
paris, France
hi i just order from england selfweighing suit cases a freind told me they were great here is the web sit
www.ecosuitcases.co.uk
Comment Link
Manish
2 Stars
Manish Aug 5 2008
Mumbai, India
Jaiyant, this is something new. Good thing many airports now have digital scales.
Comment Link
Reply to this comment
Grace Calderon
2 Stars
Grace Calderon Aug 5 2008
Quezon City, Philippines
Oh yeah, the old ones are always a hassle!
Comment Link
Reply to this comment
Add your Comment
FAQ / Help
Move to top