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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So now everyone simply accepts that your personal items in your luggage on airlines are in danger of being searched and stolen, and everyone is like “Meh. whatever. To reduce the chance, don’t do this or that.”
Just another marker on the slow, steady decline of America and our expectations for it.
When I still was willing to fly, I overnighted my luggage.
All these rules and regulations now - having to remove your shoes, getting scanned and often patted down, waiting in long lines, having airline employees rifle through your personal belongings - has made air travel a miserable experience - not to mention the planes themselves, usually dirty, overcrowded and with little breathing room in the small seats.
Back in 2000, I was in the airport in Berlin Germany awaiting my flight back to Atlanta, having been on a job for the German government for several weeks.
I’m walking around the airport, just killing time, it’s a huge circle shaped building, when I heard MY NAME called out on the public address system to report to room such and such.
I did as instructed and was met at the door by a uniformed policeman who had my toolkit on the desk.
He asked if that was my luggage and of course I replied yes.
He said that the baggage scanner had detected a flammable substance inside.
I immediately knew that it was a small bottle of alcohol that I use to clean electronic contacts and soldered joints and told him so.
I opened the locked toolkit and sure enough the properly labelled bottle had leaked, and he removed it and I was good to go...................
By old sticker, I believe he is referring to the sticker tags from a previous flight, the one they place around the handle when checking in and the small one they place on the side before loading on the plane. They both have bar codes.
Greyhounds of the skies...................
Good to know, though I never have, and seriously doubt I ever will, go anywhere with marzipan (that stuff is foul!).
The aforementioned baggage scanner would reject the bag.................
I like marzipan and bought two bars while in Germany last trip in 2000. Was called out to security for a leaking small bottle of alcohol.............
‘Tie a little ribbon on the old lug-gage
if you want to trigger rage
in this modern woke- age
If I see a little ribbon, I will stomp on your pack
throw it to the back, you won’t ever get it back’
Sam’s Five-Finger Discount!..................
It’s not just America, but world-wide.
Your luggage is in danger at every stopover.................
My daughter and her friend recently road the Greyhound to the Bay Area - around five hours - they said the recently renovated buses were very clean, had comfortable seats, plenty of seat room, and great internet service.
Bus dropped them off right at the BART station.
Lol! Hey, he was a top official in the democrat administration. He has money.
Well, It looks like if time is not a factor, Greyhound might be a better choice...............
Yeah, it’s a matter of taste. Obviously, very subjective.
It’s not about ‘money’, he’s a kleptomaniac...............
Ah, I get it.
I was questioned a couple times about the Xcelite screwdrivers but they were deeded to be ok because the bits were under than some maximum length for things that could be used for stabbing I guess. Never mind that they were designed to fit into a handle that was plainly visible. Same with Xacto knife, but a pocket knife was a no-go.
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