Areyoustillworriedaboutoverchargingforyourluggageovertheweightlimit?An"AirportJacket"containingupto15kgluggageisdesignedtohelpfrequentflyersbypass(绕过) airportbaggagequeuesreducebaggagefeesandreallylowertheriskoflostluggage.
"Withairlinesbeginningtochargeforcarry-onbaggageaswellasseverelylimiting10aggageallowancesforthelowfareeconomytravelermypartnerandIhavedesignedajacketthatcanwearyourlaptop tablet twopairsofshoes apairofjeans fiveT-shirtsajumperandacamera"designerClaireMurphyexplains. "Ittotals14deeppocketsincluding8pocketsathiplength11pocketsatthree-quarterlengthand14pocketsatfulllength."
.ClaireandBenkeMurphycameupwiththeideawhiletravelinghomewiththeirnewbornchild.Theyhadsomuchextracarry-onluggagethattheairlinetriedtochargethem$140foritmorethanthecostoftheirtickets. Sotheyhadtoputclotheschargersdiapersandtoysintotheirpocketsuntiljustovertheweightlimit. Theyescapedthetaxbuteverythingstickingoutoftheirpocketsawaprettyuncomfortableplaneride.
HoweverpeoplehavebeenraisingquestionsabouttheusefulnessoftheAirportJacketespeciallythetroubleofgoingthroughsecuritycheckpoints.Theyarearguingthathavingtotakealloutandthenputtingthembackintothepocketsisnotworththefewtensofdollarsyousaveonacheckedluggage.
ButBenkeclaimsthatwalkingthroughairportsecurityisnotanissueaslongasyoufollowguidelinesforcarry-onluggage."Itonlyneedstobewornwhencheckinginandattheboardinggate.What'smoreAirportsecurityisnotlookingathowyoustoreyourluggagebutcheckingitscontents."
ItsmakersarecurrentlyrunningacrowdfundingcampaignonKickstartertryingtoraise $AU100000.Butthey'veonlyraised$AU3675sofaralthoughtheystillhave37daystogosoit'sstillhopefulAndevenifthisfailstheymaystillfindawaytogetittomarket.
32. What'stheleastpossiblebenefitofusingtheAirportJacket?
A.itmaycutdownontheluggagefees.
B. itmaydecreasetheriskoflosingluggage.
C. itmaysavethetimeofpassinglongqueues.
D. itcanguarante