Qantas cracks down on carry-on baggage after passengers find a sneaky way to avoid having their luggage weighed

Qantas is cracking down on sneaky passengers overloading their carry-on baggage with a new push to police weight limits at the gate. The airline has ramped up checks of carry-on baggage just before boarding, as the popularity of online check-in has meant many flyers dodge having their bag weighed at the counter and slip through with excess baggage. The airline is vying to stop infuriating flight delays caused by passengers trying to stow oversized carry-on luggage. It is understood the auditing has been rolled out over the past few weeks on the busiest routes in Australia. A Qantas spokesman said the "renewed focus" on carry-on luggage weights was to ensure the system is "fair" for all customers with regular flyers annoyed by others skirting the rules. <br/>