A holidaymake dodged an excess baggage fine from Ryanair by re-enacting an iconic Friends scene - and pulled on five layers of clothes.
Connor Kirk was set to board his flight home from Lanzarote when he was told his carry-on duffel bag was too large and he'd have to pay a £50 fine. Insistent on not paying, he pulled on three shirts, three pairs of shorts, a vest top and a jacket - just like Joey in a hilarious episode of Friends.
Footage shows the retail worker and fellow passengers laughing as he completes the bulging multi-coloured outfit. Connor, from Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire, said: "When they told me the land luggage was too big I had a little bit of an argument with them. I said 'right, I'll wear my clothes then'.
"They told me I could do it without expecting me to, so I took everything out of the bag and put three tops on, a jacket on and I had a vest on then I put three pairs of shorts on. I wasn't paying £50 to get back into my own country. I'd spent enough on holiday as it was, it's stupid.
Connor Kirk pulling in all his clothes at the airport (Kennedy News and Media)
Connor said "everyone was laughing" (Kennedy News and Media)"Everyone was laughing but I didn't mind it. I wasn't embarrassed at all. I'm quite outgoing like that anyway. I saw someone compare it to the scene from Friends where Joey is wearing loads of clothes.
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"I'm glad I did it and because it's given people an idea. If I can save people money then why not?" I think the size of the bags you can take on should be a little bit bigger because you can still fit the bag under your seat."
The clip of his clothes-wearing antics at Arrecife Airport went viral, racking up more than 9,000 views on Facebook. Connor, who also had a suitcase in the plane's hold, had been holidaying in Lanzarote with his sister Mikhaela Kirk, 29, and their mum Kerry Kirk, 49, for five days.
Connor's antics were similar to Joey in FriendsHe insists staff didn't have any issue with their carry-on bag ahead of their outbound flight from East Midlands Airport, Derbyshire. He added Kerry was forced to pay the return flight fine as her small carry-on bag was too large too and she didn't want to copy her son's cheeky stunt.
Mikhaela's post, which included the video, read: "Our bags didn't fit, so Connor decided to wear his clothes so the bag fit. Everyone, and I mean everyone, was laughing their heads off at us and then when the bag fit, everyone started laughing and cheering! Honestly hilarious.
"I can confirm only mum paid for her luggage. Me and Connor were not prepared to pay extra."
Ryanair have been contacted for comment by the Mirror.
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