Just tape this sign to the outside of your suitcase.................
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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Just tape this sign to the outside of your suitcase.................
Or put a note.
“Hunter Bidon’s luggage.”
The crackheads working at the airport would steal it...................
As I almost always have a firearm in the checked bag, it already gets all the extra attention.
Interesting tidbit re: the density of marzipan mimicking that of explosives!
If I tie a ribbon on the bag, that makes it impossible for them to scan it in an automated system?
What?
Stupid computer
I put colored duct tape on the corners. Problem solved.
In 2012, on a flight from NYC, I noticed all checked baggage looked just like mine. So I tied a red bandana around the handle. Upon landing I noticed how many of those coming up still looked just like mine, wondering if the bandana had gotten removed. Finally here it came! Bandana and all.
My job has me on the road 60-75% of the time. I solve that problem by driving most of it. Rarely checking luggage the rest of the time.
How?
‘Duct Tape of Color’ Shame on you for using racist duct tape!.................
Yes, we have no bandanas.....................
Lol, I was gonna say that if folks want to get to their .uggage quickly “just fil. Your luggage with drugs, you will be reunited with it Pronto upon arriving at airport”
Lazy employees
Could also put a little essence of skunk on the baggage and find it by scent rather than sight.
Awww... look at that cute handbag he’s carrying... Ladies, ask him where he got that from.
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