I flew Monarch from Manchester early November. My hand luggage was weighed & was told it was 0.5kg over & would need to put something in my hold luggage, as it was 0.7kgs short.
I spent the time, until the flight was due to board, shopping, & must have added 5 - 6 kgs, after all there is a Spar in arrivals, with a tempting array of cheese & sausages.
Arrived to board the plane & found that there were 6 (yes 6) passengers & as many cabin attendant. So why was there all the fuss over 500grams