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Paid to track down too large luggage at airports
Stopping agents of certain British airports would affect a bonus if they spot too big baggage.
Stopping agents of certain British airports would affect a bonus if they spot too big baggage.
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If you are traveling with certain airlines this summer, you know that you will have to be careful not to slip too much purchases in your suitcase authorized in the cabin. You might be pinned at the airport because of its size and pay an additional cost. Be particularly careful if you travel with Easyjet in the Anglo-Norman Islands or in the United Kingdom, including Glasgow or Newcastle.
Indeed, according to an article in the British media «The Guardian»the teams present at some of the territory airports would affect a commission if they detect too large luggage. This would amount to 1 fr. 30 For each bag spotted at the boarding door.
Improve their salary
The information comes from an internal swissport email, which would have leaked and been revealed in the “Jersey Evening Post”, explaining an Easyjet program. It would date from 2023 but would still be valid. The premium would be paid directly to Swissport employees, the company which provides ground services for the airline at certain airports.
They would receive approximately 12 pounds sterling per hour, revealed a former official at the “Sunday Times”. They would therefore be forced to pin the travelers in order to inflate their income a little.
In London too
For her part, Easyjet explained that she was trying to “ensure that her stopover assistance partners apply her policies in a correct and coherent manner, for the sake of equity towards all his customers”. And that the companies that helped them at airports directly managed remuneration, “without its control”.
According to the “Sunday Times”, at London Airport Gatwick or even Manchester, two “hubs” managed by DHL Supply Chain stopover agents, a bonus is also perceived. Employees would also be paid by a “nominal amount” when identifying luggage which do not respect Easyjet’s policy.
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