What is this red and white luggage tag?
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From: Jonathan Sachs on 19 Jan 2008 09:24 I just returned from a round trip on Southwest Airlines. When I got home, I noticed that the return-trip baggage handlers put two tags on my suitcase. One was the usual barcoded tag with my name, destination, et cetera. The other was about 2" wide and 4 1/2" long, and was attached to the handle with an elastic string. It had diagonal red and white stripes on both sides, which were interrupted on one side by a rectangular white space where somebody might write information (but nobody did). I'm curious: does anybody know what this is?
From: William Black on 19 Jan 2008 10:24 "Jonathan Sachs" <js070717(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:4f14p3dbn946l8hq4h32env4codn22n9fo(a)4ax.com... >I just returned from a round trip on Southwest Airlines. When I got > home, I noticed that the return-trip baggage handlers put two tags on > my suitcase. > > One was the usual barcoded tag with my name, destination, et cetera. > > The other was about 2" wide and 4 1/2" long, and was attached to the > handle with an elastic string. It had diagonal red and white stripes > on both sides, which were interrupted on one side by a rectangular > white space where somebody might write information (but nobody did). > I'm curious: does anybody know what this is? 'Short Connection' or 'heavy bag' tag? -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea.
From: Jonathan Sachs on 19 Jan 2008 17:31 On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:54:10 +0530, "William Black" <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >'Short Connection' or 'heavy bag' tag? Heavy bag, perhaps. I loaded it within a few pounds of the 50-pound free limit. Odd, though, that they'd set a limit, then put a special tag on a bag that's just under it.
From: A Mate on 19 Jan 2008 19:13 Tag is to alert baggage handlers to avoid injury when loading it. "Jonathan Sachs" <js070717(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:ueu4p3helce94tl9ork03185oshhq9pke5(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:54:10 +0530, "William Black" > <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > >>'Short Connection' or 'heavy bag' tag? > > Heavy bag, perhaps. I loaded it within a few pounds of the 50-pound > free limit. Odd, though, that they'd set a limit, then put a special > tag on a bag that's just under it.
From: Mr Travel on 19 Jan 2008 19:29
Jonathan Sachs wrote: > I just returned from a round trip on Southwest Airlines. When I got > home, I noticed that the return-trip baggage handlers put two tags on > my suitcase. > > One was the usual barcoded tag with my name, destination, et cetera. > > The other was about 2" wide and 4 1/2" long, and was attached to the > handle with an elastic string. It had diagonal red and white stripes > on both sides, which were interrupted on one side by a rectangular > white space where somebody might write information (but nobody did). > I'm curious: does anybody know what this is? Was it heavy? |