{"id":11075,"date":"2025-08-22T12:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=11075"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:07:43","slug":"baggage-handler-issues-warning-to-anyone-who-ties-a-ribbon-on-their-suitcase-at-the-airport-i-cant-believe-i-didnt-know-this-details-in-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=11075","title":{"rendered":"Baggage handler issues warning to anyone who ties a ribbon on their suitcase at the airport I can\u2019t believe I didn\u2019t know this Details in Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If you\u2019ve ever spent any amount of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">time<\/a>\u00a0at an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/airplane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airport\u00a0<\/a>scanning the baggage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carousel<\/a>\u00a0for your prized possessions, you\u2019ll understand the stress of seeing hundreds of near identical suitcases passing by on the conveyor belt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11076\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/471462321_604661775476898_568951884894285869_n-24-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/471462321_604661775476898_568951884894285869_n-24-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/471462321_604661775476898_568951884894285869_n-24.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>While resourceful travelers discovered that securing a ribbon to their luggage makes theirs stand out from the rest<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>an airport worker is warning passengers that using personal markers comes with the kind of baggage you can\u2019t unload.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The thought of losing baggage\u00a0while travelling can strike fear into even the most seasoned of travelers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-17444f62eaac76a3ba46256b81db7be7\" class=\"newsner-17444f62eaac76a3ba46256b81db7be7 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>To reduce the risk of having luggage taken by another passenger, or of watching luggage slowly swirl by repeatedly on the conveyor belt, travelers are attaching colorful ribbons to their suitcases to make sure it stands apart from the rest.<\/p>\n<p>But according to a Dublin Airport baggage handler, who goes by the name John, these popular tricks are doing more harm than good.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1388911988\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>In fact, it can make your worst travel nightmare come true.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-leave-the-ribbon-at-home\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leave the ribbon at home<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsvplive.ie\/news\/irish-news\/dont-tie-ribbon-your-suitcase-32928277?_ga=2.246718660.1982592185.1717172274-891690765.1649222603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RSVP Live<\/a>, John revealed that tying identifying ribbons on your luggage can cause delays, meaning your belongings might miss the flight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-0ba5afb2b61af478bc7e9e0b65cbe58e\" class=\"newsner-0ba5afb2b61af478bc7e9e0b65cbe58e newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FmrdiyPH%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02r3mmaRjMr86WXpnmqRqy66bJU91d6mkVqS3xSQJ8WZmfuJNN8XF6RocyRoxEq4u6l&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever spent any amount of\u00a0time\u00a0at an\u00a0airport\u00a0scanning the baggage\u00a0carousel\u00a0for your prized possessions, you\u2019ll understand the stress of seeing hundreds of near identical suitcases passing by on&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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