Airport staff get bonuses for spotting easyJet oversize bags, email shows

The payments are to 'reward agents doing the right thing', according to the email explaining the 'easyJet gate bag revenue incentive' scheme

The payments are to “reward agents doing the right thing”, according to the email explaining the “easyJet gate bag revenue incentive” scheme.

Airport staff are earning cash bonuses for every easyJet passenger they spot travelling with an oversized bag, according to a leaked email.

Staff at Swissport, an aviation company that operates passenger gates at airports, are “eligible to receive £1.20 (€1.39) (£1 [€1.16] after tax) for every gate bag taken”, according to the message sent to staff at seven airports in the UK and the Channel Islands, including Birmingham, Glasgow, Jersey and Newcastle.