Standing around waiting for your luggage to appear on the airport conveyor belt is one of the downsides of flying.
(Especially when people crowd on top of it with their trolleys – stand back people!)
Flying business or first class means your bags will get priority.
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But apparently, there’s a simple way economy fliers can get their suitcases before other passengers. And it’s all to do with checking in.
Canadian Radio host, Catherine Duranceau, known as Catherine D talked about how “annoying” it is when you wait for your luggage for hours on her show.
But she offered a tip.
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“I’ve got a trick so that you get your luggage quickly,” she said.
“If your luggage is the last to be placed on the plane it will be the first to come out, when you think about it it’s logic.
“When you check your suitcase ask airport staff to put a ‘fragile’ sticker on it.
“That means it will be placed above others to prevent it being damaged.
“This is because it’s supposed to be fragile and it will be the first to be unloaded.”
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Being classed as ‘fragile’ can also mean your bags will be delivered to a separate area of the luggage hall, 9Travel has found.
Either way, it’s a hack we’re willing to try.
However, when it comes to making sure you grab the right bag, there’s a big no-no.
A baggage handler from Dublin Airport has revealed that tying a ribbon onto your suitcase, to help identify it as yours, could mean your bag misses your flight.
Ribbons that people tie onto their suitcases to help identify them can cause issues with the bag being scanned in the baggage hall, he revealed.
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