These tricks will ensure that your checked suitcase doesn’t get lost in oblivion at the airport
- An airport worker in California went viral after he shared some welcome advice for those who travel regularly
- The employee pointed out that stickers on suitcases contain information that could lead to the suitcase being accidentally sent to the wrong destination
- A video of him was posted to Ontario International Airport’s TikTok page and has been viewed more than 470,000 times to date
Are you tired of lost luggage? A baggage handler has given a simple tip to prevent your suitcase from getting lost at the airport.
The California airport worker went viral after he shared some welcome advice for those who travel regularly.
A video of him was posted to Ontario International Airport’s TikTok page and has been viewed more than 470,000 times to date.
Some travelers like to have multiple stickers and tags on their suitcase and collect them as they pass through different airports.
But the employee pointed out that stickers on suitcases contain information that could lead to the suitcase being accidentally sent to the wrong destination.
“So if your month-old American sticker is on there, there’s a chance it will scan this one instead of this one… It could end up there and not on the plane,” the unnamed handler said.
A baggage handler has given a simple tip to prevent your suitcase from getting lost at the airport
Some travelers like to have multiple stickers and tags on their suitcase and collect them as they pass through different airports
“Suppose you flew American and a month later you flew Southwest,” he said, pointing to the luggage on the conveyor belt.
“Well, there’s a little sticker on it for American that tells the computer to go there.”
Another airport worker seen in the video admitted that she had “definitely left stickers before.”
Ontario International Airport wrote in the comments: “It happens a lot! Sometimes common sense is not that common.”
The information scanned through the barcode is dated and the employees handling the bags are careful to make sure it matches where the traveler is going that day.
But the employee pointed out that stickers on suitcases contain information that could lead to the suitcase being accidentally sent to the wrong destination
“So if your month-old US sticker is on there, chances are it will scan this one instead of this one… It could end up there and not on the plane,” the unnamed handler said.
The Department of Transportation’s July Air Travel Consumer Report found that the majority of checked baggage ends up at the right destination
But mistakes can happen when they’re under pressure and have to load flights quickly and have multiple stickers with different cities as final destinations.
The Department of Transportation’s July Air Travel Consumer Report found that the majority of checked baggage ends up at the right destination.
The 15 major airlines handled a total of 41 million bags, of which 209,031 were ‘mishandled’, which is defined as ‘lost, damaged, delayed or stolen’.
But the stranded bags usually eventually return to their rightful owners.
San Francisco police have recommended that travelers carry an Apple AirTag tracker in their bags.