After a long flight, no one wishes to wait too long by the conveyor belt to collect the luggage. There are times when luggage may arrive last, or you may end up getting confused about its location.
If your luggage matches another person’s, then it won’t be easy to get the right one either. That’s why it’s important to personalize your luggage with tags and stickers.
Now, experts have weighed in with travel tips to ensure that people can get their luggage on time without further delays. With these tips, travelers can prevent the anxiety of missing or misplaced luggage. One of the top tips from Escape.com is to arrive late at the airport, reports Irish Star. Get to the airport closer to your boarding time, but not too late, so you don’t miss your flight. However, doing so will increase your risk of missing it.
So you have to make it just in time so that your luggage is the last to check in and gets stacked in the front. An airport worker tells that the suitcase will be loaded last on the baggage cart and will be the first one to be sent up to the conveyor belt. This way, you’ll be able to pick it sooner than others.
People waiting at baggage claim seem to all have the same luggage pic.twitter.com/zHrYe80RrH
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This tip may work sometimes; however, it may not do well for airports that sort the luggage by size and labels. Here, the workers may sort your luggage based on how big and heavy it is. They will stack the suitcases to achieve a balance in the aircraft. For instance, carriers like Delta do the same, so your arriving late may not work here.
As per the experts on SmarterTravel, even when you arrive late, your luggage can be far back due to its size and contents. As a result, it won’t be worth coming late to the flight. The suitcases are usually sorted at the staging area right before departure. Here, the sequence may not follow the check-in sequence.
Another popular tip is to add a fragile sticker to your suitcase. As per the news.com.au, your suitcase with fragile stickers will be kept separately and won’t be stacked under other suitcases. Moreover, the baggage handlers will bring your suitcase first to minimize any damage. Make sure you use a new sticker before every flight and remove any previous ones. Apart from this, remove old flight stickers to avoid confusion.
Travel tip:
If your luggage typically looks like every other bag at claim, personalizing it with decals or stickers is an easy way to ensure it stands out. Lol pic.twitter.com/pm1EXuRme2
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Use AirTags to track your luggage. Sometimes luggage ends up in different locations, so Airtags helps to identify that and get your luggage faster. Many people also have similar suitcases, so add personal touches such as fun stickers, your name, and contact information. You may add a catchy tag to the suitcase so you can spot it from far away.
Lastly, make sure to comply with flight carriers’ suitcase size restrictions. This will prevent any hassle when checking in the luggage and at the conveyor belt.
