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A Legal Battle Against easyJet Ended with a Surprise Victory

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An Akureyri man didn't give up after believing that easyJet had screwed him over and charged him for hand luggage that seemed too big. He counted the tricks in a chess game and after quite a struggle, he finally had an unexpected victory.
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An Akureyri man didn't give up after believing that easyJet had screwed him over and charged him for hand luggage that seemed too big. He counted the tricks in a chess game and after quite a struggle, he finally had an unexpected victory.

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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Aðalsteinn Svan Hjelm had difficulty accepting paying an additional 16,000 krónur with easyJet for his father and son's bags on their way to Greece in the spring, undertook a long complaints process and won.

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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Aðalsteinn Svan Hjelm suspected something was amiss when he was charged 16,000 krónur for two carry-on bags he took on an EasyJet flight. After months of communication and various appeals, Aðalsteinn won a complete victory and was refunded the fee. "I just had a great time through it all," he says in an interview with a news agency. Aðalsteinn is used to flying with the same carry-on bag and has never had a problem. When he and his daughter were…

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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RÚV broke the news in Reykjavík, Iceland on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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