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A man who tried to board a flight in eight pairs of trousers and 10 shirts has said he did it because he was broke and homeless and that his luggage was his livelihood.

Ryan Hawaii, real name Ryan Carney Williams, attempted to board the British Airways plane bound for London wearing extra clothes in an apparent effort to dodge an excess baggage charge.

But he was denied entry to the plane at Keflavik Airport in Iceland and later arrested for causing a disruption, according to reports.

Mr Williams said he was then banned from boarding an easyJet flight the following day after the airline heard about his behaviour.

The artist and designer from south London posted two videos on Twitter in which he asked employees why he was not being allowed to board and has since sought to clarify his actions.

He said on Tuesday that he put all his clothes on because he had no luggage on his booking and was broke so could not afford to pay any extra charges.

He described his clothes as his “livelihood” claiming they were worth between £2,000 and £3,000.

In a series of tweets, he said: “LAST TIME IM SPEAKING ON THIS.

“Arrived to airport in Iceland with no luggage on my booking.

“My sister-in-law booked my flight because I was FLAT broke from being homeless in Iceland.”

He claims that British Airways initially told him that he would be allowed to board the flight but that later his boarding pass was refused.

He said: “I asked POLITELY if I could wear all the clothes in my case and still board.

“The BA staff told me ‘Yes’ after a bit of a back and forth and me refusing to leave the desk because I weren't given a valid reason to leave.

“I then left to put on my clothes.

“I waited in the queue politely with other passengers and once I made it to the desk I was still refused my boarding pass.

“Security were called. At this point I started to film. Security tried to slap my phone out my hand.

“I moved. Continued to film and explain that I was well within my rights.”

Mr Williams added: “Yes it was comical what I did but I am an Artist/Designer so all my luggage is my livelihood. Worth somewhere £2,000-3,000.

“Police were called. I spoke to 2 v polite officers explained my story.”

BA said he was refused entry to the first flight when he tried to board with an oversized bag.

He had paid a hand baggage only fare that meant he could only bring a small bag on to the plane, according to BA, which led to his apparent brazen attempt to avoid excess fees.

After security guards got involved police were called to intervene, according to local news service Mbl.

When he returned to the airport and booked a second flight home with easyJet the next day, Mr Williams said he was once again prevented from boarding after the pilot heard about his previous behaviour.

A spokeswoman for British Airways said: “We give our customers a wide range of fares to choose from to meet their needs.

“Our hand baggage only fares from Iceland are as low as £47 each way and are designed for customers who are travelling without any hold baggage.

“We do understand that our customers' plans can change so they can choose to pay a fee at the airport if they need an extra bag. ​

“We explained our policy to our customer and arranged an alternative flight to London.”​

A spokesman from easyJet said: "The captain and the ground crew were concerned about reports from the previous day so we provided a refund and he travelled with another airline."