Posted on 06/10/2024 6:52:26 AM PDT by Red Badger
Destined for delays.
Avid travelers tend to opt out of checked bags to avoid delayed baggage arrival, difficulty picking out their items or fear of their bag not reaching their destination.
But for those who have no choice, they’ll add a personal marker on the suitcase in anticipation of making their baggage pickup smoother.
However, this age-old luggage hack is delaying your bags from arriving on the baggage carousel.
Travelers have developed a habit of attaching a colorful ribbon, luggage tag or other accessories to make their suitcases stand apart from the hundreds of bags in the rotation.
Dublin Airport baggage handler John revealed that baggage attachments delay passengers’ suitcase arrival.
“Ribbons that people tie onto their suitcases to help identify them can cause issues with the bag being scanned in the baggage hall,” he told RSVP Live.
While this added accessory makes it easier to spot, it attracts negative attention from airport luggage scanners.
“If the bag can’t be scanned automatically, it can end up in manual processing, which could mean your bag doesn’t make it to the flight,” the bag handler explained.
Sending your suitcase off without identifiers, such as ribbons and old travel stickers, gives it a better chance of arriving easily.
“Take old stickers off the bag, it can cause confusion with the scanning process,” he suggested.
Another reason many people have their bags pulled is because they have marzipan, also known as almond candy dough, packed inside their suitcases.
“Don’t ever pack marzipan in your luggage. It has the same density as some explosives, so your bag will be removed and you’ll be called from the plane for a bag search,” the Dublin baggage expert said.
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Peanut butter too. I had a brand new, unopened jar confiscated. They said it shows up as explosives in the scan.
I used to attend many computer related conferences many years ago and I grew to hate lugging the luggage and getting the luggage at the baggage claim and lugging the luggage to the hotel, and lugging the luggage from the hotel, and at the end waiting for the luggage at the airport when i got home. I began to use UPS instead, and not even with a suitcase, just a box.
I realized why not?, when most every computer conference had a set up for sending back to the office all the material collected at the conference in a box with a Fedex label. I thought, why not do the same with the bulk of my clothing. Even if I needed one suit on the trip, that with a good dress shirt, tie, good belt and dress shoes I could carry on in a suit bag, and have a knapsack for a few clothing items and toiletries. The rest - in the box.
Cattle Car with Wings!
“GIMME GIMME GIMME a bandana, bandana....”
On way to daughter’s wedding, brother ought a case of JERSEY GIRL chocolate bars as gift items. Got screened and examined. Ha!
I’ve only had my bag searched once. In uniform, on my return flight (went to Camp Atterbury for two weeks to help with gear returning from deployment), the security decided that a deck of cards, some hdmi/ethernet cables, and a box of AAs was extremely suspicious. On my return flight.
Capricious application of the laws.............
Yeah, that was my first question. I’m not buying this bullspit for a second.
From a global traveler - stickers on the hard case, sew in patches for the soft cases. Also recommend an airtag like device INSIDE the bag.
Back in the days, 1995 until 2001, when we traveled back and forth to L.V. frequently, we always shipped our luggage via FedEx, a few days before traveling out there...
It was always sitting there at the casino waiting for us...
When returning, the casino would arrange the FedEx shipment...
The only time we did differently, with our luggage was September 14, 2001, when we packed the luggage into the rental car we drove home back across the U.S.
We have never flown anywhere since...
So does Kaopectate.
If the ribbon obscures the barcode, it has to be scanned by hand. I use yellow electrical tape around the ends of the handle where they attach to the bag. No danglers, therefore no problem.
Excellent idea.
Sewn in a hidden corner, preferably, so it cannot be perceived or easily removed.................
Hahaha
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