If you’ve travelled anywhere before you’ll know that the airport came sometimes feel like a sea of luggage.
Especially when you get to waiting at the baggage carousel at the other end of your trip.
So it is no surprise that many of us have a few ways of making sure we don’t lose sight of our suitcases, using different methods to make them more identifiable.
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In a recent Nine reader survey we asked the question: ‘What are some things you do to make sure you don’t lose your luggage?’
And over half of all respondents said their go to ‘trick’ was tying a ribbon onto their bag.
It was the most popular choice at 53 per cent, with the use of a luggage strap coming in second at 30 per cent.
Buying a bright coloured suitcase was another method, with 20 per cent of people saying it’s something they do.
Meanwhile, 17 per cent place stickers onto their suitcase, and only 16 per cent are opting for the use of air tags or other electronic tracking devices.
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One person even said airlines should be more responsible for keep track of luggage.
“Hopefully more airlines will be able to put Tracking Devices on your luggage when boarding especially for international flights,” one respondent shared.
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But while using a ribbon or luggage strap may seem like a good idea, a baggage handler recently warned the suitcase tactic may actually be doing more harm than good.
A worker from Dublin Airport revealed that tying a ribbon onto your suitcase, could actually 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 told RSVP Live
“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.”
He also recommended people take care to remove any old stickers on the bags otherwise it can “cause confusion with the scanning process”.
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