Your luggage might not be as heavy as you think. Aug. 8, 2011 — -- Airlines have come under fire recently for their many fees, including the ones they charge passengers for overweight luggage.

In the accompanying five-second footage, shot at an undisclosed airport, the passenger in question can be seen standing on the luggage scale in full view of fellow flyers. Needless to say ...

Worried about having to pay extra for baggage when you board a flight? And how are flyers supposed to know just how accurate ...

That's why he never flies without his portable digital luggage scale. Yet Broom sometimes encounters discrepancies between his scale and those at airports. Kate Hanni, director of a national ...

Aware of the 50-pound-per-bag weight limit, we were careful not to overpack. I also bought a luggage scale, and we limited each bag to about 45 pounds. When we put our luggage on the scale at the ...

One trick for keeping track of your luggage weight is to invest in a handy luggage scale. Small in size (and often affordable), these handheld devices can accurately weigh your bag at home.

Those overweight baggage fees are painful to hear. Lucky for all of us travelers, we just discovered a genius $8 luggage scale that hooks onto your suitcase handle so you can say goodbye to ...

TikTok/@p.jonesy In my experience, #airportdad (AKA my husband) executes his over-the-top travel behavior by pre-weighing all of our luggage with a portable scale he purchased specifically for ...