Do you take off luggage tag for return flight and out new one on?
Will be flying with easy jet and was wondering for retuning flights the old luggage tag we have on are suitcase. should we take them off before arriving at the airport to return home or leave it as the person will do it for us anyways? Im guessing even at self check in they will have someone who will make sure that old tags are taken off and that the new one is correctly done etc?
Best Answer
The old tag needs to be removed before the new one is put on. If you don't do it, the staff will.
Reasons not to remove the old one:
- on some airlines, they add a "priority" tag into the sticker. I feel seeing my "priority" tag from the previous flight will remind them to do it again if I am entitled to it, or perhaps inspire them to upgrade me if I am not. This may not be true but it's my superstition
- it often has your name on it which may be helpful on shuttles or other situations where your bag looks like other people's bags
Reasons to remove the old one:
- the gate staff may be irritated at you that you have left them this menial task to do instead of cleaning up after yourself
My compromise in this is that I leave it on right until get to the checkin agent. Then when I am standing there with nothing to do while they endlessly type on their keyboard (what do they do there anyway?) I remove the tag. This ensures that it stays on as long as possible, that the checkin agent sees it, and that I am seen as a polite person. Plus it gives me something to do while waiting.
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Do you remove luggage tags?
Luggage tags should always be shredded when they are removed from the suitcase to avoid falling victim to fraud. To skip stressful airport situations, many travellers are choosing to travel with just hand luggage and not check in any bags.Do you need to pick up checked baggage between connecting flights?
If your bag is tagged to your next or final destination, you may need to pick up your bags and place them on the connection drop-off belt. If it is not tagged to your next or final destination, then you will definitely need to pick up your bags and check them in for your next flight.Do I need to take my bag and in again for my next flight?
There are no statistics as to how many of those travelers had to re-check their bags. However, the only time you have to get your checked bag and re-check it is when you have to go through customs and you have a connecting flight. You go through customs in the first country you land in.Do they automatically transfer luggage on connecting flights?
The agent at check-in will usually ask if you want your luggage checked through to your last stop. You'll also receive boarding passes for both flights when you first check-in, so all you will need to do is find your gate at your connecting airport and your bags will automatically follow.Baggage self tag service
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Answer 2
YES. Remove the tags.
There are no consequential reasons to leave them on once you leave the terminal.
- They will be removed for you next flight, 100%. Please help the check in staff by removing them yourself. I've seen the staff ask the passenger to remove the tags or just do it them selves.
- Spurious bar codes (such as a previous tag) can confuse the scanners risking misdirected or delayed bags.
- Leaving them on after arrival alerts miscreants that you might be a tourist.
- They get in the way of handling the bag.
Answer 3
As far as I know, the bar codes on bag tags as well as on boarding cards contain enough information (i.e., beyond what is printed on them in legible form) to reference your flight in the global travel databases that have security standards form the 1960s. In other words, old tags and boarding cards might enable someone to find out your name and home address and further travel plans and whatnot. With that in mind, they should be securely disposed of (and not in a common airport bin).
Answer 4
KEEP UR TAGS ON!!!!
Keep your tags on and allow them to remove it. I flew back on my round trip flight on 5/19/2022 and didn't have to pay the luggage fee because I still had my tag on there. I flew thru United Airlines. I was about to remove my tag when she asked for my ID, she then removed my tag, typed some info in off of my tag and put a new tag on at no additional cost to me. I was surprised at this because i have always paid the luggage fee on my returning flight. So yes keep ur tag on and you'll save on additional luggage cost
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