Matt Botten, 32, thought he had found super-cheap flights to Reykjavik, Iceland, from Gatwick Airport — before being told his hand-luggage was too large.
So, he put on a week’s worth of winter clothes all at once.
Matt, from Cardiff, said that despite the “one-hour embarrassment of looking like the Michelin man”, it was worth it.
He had six layers on his top, four layers on his legs, three pairs of socks and two pairs of shoes — one pair sticking out of his trouser pockets.
The two pairs of shoes proved the trickiest items to explain to security, who questioned him for a half-an-hour.
Botten, a producer, and his girlfriend, Abigail White, 31, a primary school teacher from Surrey, flew on Saturday for their one-week holiday.
Speaking in Iceland, once safely arrived, Matt said: “We got cheap flights, and that was cracking.
"But when it came to adding on extra baggage, they tried stinging us for 46 quid a bag.
“When most stuff you own is from Primark and collectively worth half that, it seemed ludicrous.
“So, I sensibly decided the one-hour embarrassment of looking like the Michelin man, and subsequent odour, was worth the expenditure”.
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