As airline baggage rules tighten, some travelers are using pillowcases to sneak extra items on board. Experts weigh in on this clever yet risky travel hack.
Summer travel is in full swing after a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend. A massive 45.1 million Americans were predicted to travel at least 50 miles from their homes, with 3.61 million Americans flying to their destination.
For those flyers who tend to bring a lot of baggage with them, a viral travel hack involving pillowcases is now apparently helping some passengers avoid checking a bag.
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The pillowcase travel hack disguises clothes and other soft items as a travel pillow.
People are stuffing items into an empty pillowcase — then bringing this item on board for free.
Most airlines allow passengers to bring travel pillows without counting the items as baggage.
Travel expert Francesca Page of New York told Fox News Digital she recently returned from a trip and noticed an influx of people traveling with their own pillows.
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