article_snippet.sent: The traveller had checked in and was travelling with just hand luggage when woman was asked to have The traveller weighed by a worker.
article_snippet.sent: The woman, who has been named locally as Nguyen Thi Hang, 35, was stopped by a VietJet Air employee who believed woman two pieces of hand luggage weighed more than the 7kg permitted.
article_snippet.sent: The scales showed her luggage on the weighing scales did indeed weigh more than the allowance permitted.
article_snippet.sent: Aviation authorities told tuoitrenews.vn that 'passengers are allowed to carry only one piece of portable baggage weighing up to 7kg with a of size 56x36x23 cm when boarding an aircraft' and that 'any excess baggage must be deposited at check-in counters before boarding.'
article_snippet.sent: The woman, who signed a statement admitting the incident in the aftermath, has been fined VND7.5 million, which roughly equates to £240 - much more than an additional weight increase would have cost woman at the time.
highlights_snippet.sent: VietJet Air employee believed VietJet Air employee luggage would weigh more than 7kg .
  