How to Weigh Luggage Before Your Flight

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Place the bathroom scale in an open area.. Weigh yourself and write down the measurement.. Hold your luggage and step back onto the scale.

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1

Place the bathroom scale in an open area.

Step 1

Place the bathroom scale in an open area.

2

Weigh yourself and write down the measurement.

Step 2

Weigh yourself and write down the measurement.

3

Hold your luggage and step back onto the scale.

Step 3

Hold your luggage and step back onto the scale.

4

Subtract your own weight from the overall weight.

Step 4

Subtract your own weight from the overall weight.

5

Prop your luggage up on the scale if it's too heavy to carry.

Step 5

Prop your luggage up on the scale if it's too heavy to carry.

6

Purchase a handheld luggage scale to easily weigh your luggage.

Step 6

Purchase a handheld luggage scale to easily weigh your luggage.

7

Set the scale to zero.

Step 7

Set the scale to zero.

8

Attach your luggage to the scale.

Step 8

Attach your luggage to the scale.

9

Lift the luggage up slowly using two hands for 5-10 seconds.

Step 9

Lift the luggage up slowly using two hands for 5-10 seconds.

10

Look at the scale to see how much your luggage weighs.

Step 10

Look at the scale to see how much your luggage weighs.

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