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Scots sensation KT Tunstall had to get weighed on airport baggage scales before being allowed to fly out of Stornoway after the Hebridean Celtic Festival.

The multi-platinum singer-songwriter posted a photo of herself on the internet on the luggage weighing machine.

She was getting checked how heavy she was in case she overloaded the tiny aircraft which was chartered from Loganair.

The multi-platinum singer-songwriter was ordered to jump on the check-in scales at Stornoway airport.

Luckily KT was light enough to get on board including her favourite guitar.

The headline act at the popular Celtic festival was rushing to play at a Tall Ships celebration event in Orkney last night.

Given the distances and tight schedule, a chartered plane was the only way she could manage to perform at both gigs.

On her Facebook social network page she described flying on a “teeny weeny plane and they've just had to weigh us all on the bag scales.

But she loved her Hebridean experience saying:  “Epic weekend so far - HebCeltFest blew us away. Stornoway - you know how to enjoy yersels.”

Undoubtedly her rapid, energetic rocking on the Celtic festival main stage the night before in her leather leggings and baggy T-shirt trimmed off a few pounds.

KT brought the finale to a thrilling close on Saturday night, blasting out her top hits to the crowds whooping, cheering and dancing and singing along.

A Loganair spokesperson said: “This is a routine procedure on some of our smaller aircraft particularly when operating longer flights as it is vital to get the weight and balance right for the safety of the pane and passengers.”

The chartered aircraft was an eight-seat Islander aircraft, flying in the colours of local Orkney whisky distillery Highland Park.

It normally flies on the world’s shortest scheduled air flight between Westray and Papa Westray on Orkney which is shorter than the main runway at Edinburgh Airport and lasts just two minutes.

 

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Storno-weigh check for KT Tunstall                18/7/11

KT Tunstall getting weighed at the  airport