Airline passenger tries using 'pillowcase hack' before boarding but it backfires badly

A passenger who decided to give the 'pillow case hack' from the internet a go found it didn't quite go to plan.

For those who don't know, this where you stuff clothes into a pillow case so that you can bring it onto a flight and get around rules for carry on bags.

The idea is that because it's just a pillow for you to be comfortable, it won't count as a carry on bag.

However, one passenger found out the hard way why the hack is not something that you should attempt.

Given that airports can be very tense and stressful places at the best of times, doing anything which might aggravate people who work there seems like it would probably not be a very good idea if you want your journey to go off without a hitch.

Nonetheless, the passenger attempted the social media hack.

Taking to TikTok, an observer filmed and described what happened next, and needless to say it did not go well.

TikToker @natashaorganic posted the video, which had a voice over explaining exactly what was going on.

In the voiceover, she said: "Stop letting social media give you tips and tricks because sometimes it's not gonna work.

"This dude was trying to take in a pillowcase full of clothing and other items which he is stating was simply just a pillowcase and the dude was was like bro, everybody can see it's not a freaking pillow, like come on."

She went on to explain what happened after the passenger tried to push it as far as he possibly could.

"They gave him the chance to pay for it, he went all the way up until they closed the doors to be like okay, I'll pay for it now, and then he tried to like bogart his way into the freaking, into the plane," she continued.

"They were like bro, back away, we gave you a chance and you didn't pay for it, and they ended up calling the cops on him.

"And he ended up getting escorted out, so stop listening to the internet."

People took to the comments to share their thoughts on the incident.

One wrote: "The airport is the one place I’m making sure I’m a model citizen. Are ppl not afraid of felonies and the no fly list?"

A second posted: "I’ll fight anyone anywhere anytime but never the airport. Getting out in the “no fly list” is worse than a bad credit score."

A third pointed out: "Do yall know employees at the airport have TikTok?!!!??? They see the same videos."