Questions tagged [luggage]
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Why would you wrap your luggage in plastic?
At many airports you can wrap your luggage with sheets of sticky plastic. Why on earth would you do that? I only see disadvantages. I can imagine the mess when customs ask you to open your luggage. So ...
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Best way to dispose of a carry-on bag in Hong Kong airport?
An odd question, I know.
I'm expecting to arrive with a full-size carry-on, containing some stuff I brought on the flight but don't want to carry any further, some stuff I'll transfer into my main ...
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Asking same flight customers if they would agree to put my knife in their checked luggage
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When flying with only a carry-on allowed, I am often bothered by not being allowed to carry a small knife that I will need at my destination (backpacking trips). So far, every time I faced this ...
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Smartphone taken from baggage while on layover
We gave a new smartphone to some friends to take to my in-laws in Iran. We turned off the phone before we gave it to them. They were flying with Qatar Airways. They had one stop in Doha. When they ...
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What to do if drugs / a bomb are planted in your travel bag?
So the scene: You're flying from Bogota, Colombia to New York, USA. You arrive, pick up your bag from the carousel, and figure you'll stuff your netbook you used on the flight into your bag now ...
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Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage off the airport conveyer belt and leave with it."?
"They don't check that it's yours at the door"? According to the mouse-over text for this XKCD comic strip:
That's scary. I wonder what are the chances of getting your luggage stolen (from the ...
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Where should I leave my passport and electronics if there is no safe in my apartment?
I will be travelling to Barcelona soon. We are renting an apartment for a week through Booking. The apartment has no safe to keep personal belongings in. No cleaning service will enter the house ...
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TSA broke a lock for which they have a master key. How can I claim compensation?
My suitcase got stuck in Singapore and arrived a day later which is no issue. The cling foil I had it wrapped in was removed which I found surprising but no real issue either. What did surprise me was ...
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Can I get a discount on my flight for not being overweight?
If I weighed 120 kg I could check in 20 kg of luggage for free, getting 140 kg transported for my ticket price.
But if I weigh 70 kg, I'm 50 kg lighter and yet pay the same ...
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What's an easy way of making my luggage unique, so that it's easy to spot on the luggage carousel?
I've bought a new piece of luggage which is great in every way except that... it's completely black and looks like half the other bags.
What's an easy way of making my luggage unique, ideally ...
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Can I take an AVR development board on a plane?
I'm travelling to the UK and while I'm away, I have a university assignment due, and I'm concerned that I might not be able to get it finished before I leave, and would therefore need to work on it ...
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Luggage was stopped by customs (we learned about it after our flight)
We have returned from Russia 4 days ago (Moscow-St.Petersburg-Prague).
After we've arrived to Prague, we learned that our luggage didn't come in our airplane and was lost.
Today we've received ...
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Why is my bag never one of the first on the carousel?
It seems intuitive that the order in which bags reach the carousel should be random, but every time I fly, by the time I reach the luggage claim area, my bag is never there and I have to wait (even ...
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What do "Fragile" stickers on checked baggage do?
When traveling by air and checking bags, some airlines will let you declare an item as fragile and put stickers on the box or bag. How common is this policy? What do the fragile stickers do (i.e. how ...
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TSA didn't relock my bag after they opened it. How can I lock it?
Flying in the US, my bag was opened by TSA, and TSA didn't relock it. Now, whatever combo I enter, the bag remains unlocked.
It's a combo lock with a TSA compliant keyhole. TSA didn't break the lock, ...
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How to remove airlines/security tag stickers from suitcases?
I travel a lot, for both business and pleasure reasons. One of the annoying things I face (beside full passport pages) is the many tags stuck to my suitcase which I like to take in almost all my trips....
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Benefits of checking in online when checking bags
What is the benefit of checking in online for a flight when you intend to check bags at the airport? I understand some airports have special lines for people that are already checked in but are ...
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How do you prevent somebody from stealing your luggage when traveling by air?
I've basically never flown. So I'm asking as somebody who has near-zero experience with airports. Especially modern ones.
I very much worry that, after my luggage is "checked in" and ...
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Why do they sell luggage in airports?
It seems that in almost every airport I'm in, there are luggage stores behind security. How often do people get to the airport carrying handfuls of clothes and needing something to put them in? I ...
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Are there any flight price search engines with baggage allowance included?
I am looking for a flight search engine that includes a luggage calculator in the price. I recently booked a trip and had the choice between two carriers at the time, and not feeling very stupid I ...
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Can I take an overnight bag into the theatre / cinema in London?
I'm travelling to London in early November for an overnight trip, during which I'm visiting the Odeon in Leicester Square and the Apollo Victoria.
Will I have any problems taking a small overnight ...
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What technique is best for moving two large (23kg) suitcases, reasonably short distances (<1km)?
I'm moving cities, and I'm bringing two suitcases of stuff, plus a duffel bag. The suitcases are four-wheeled, with extendable handles.
The hotel I'll be staying at is about 500 m from the shuttle ...
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I was asked to transfer a book via airplane
A friend of my friend forgot a book in my country. As I am flying to India soon, I was asked if I could take the book there with me. I am worried that something could be inside the book, and that it ...
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What is the probability of "true" lost baggage (never returned to owner)?
In "true" lost baggage, I mean the loss of your baggage that is ultimately not returned to an owner and ends up in compensation.
According to the post here, the probability of the baggage being lost ...
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Travel to USA with a stuffed puppet
My wife and I are going to fly from Madrid to NY soon.
We have a stuffed puppet we like to carry with us every time we travel. It is a small puppet, maybe 20cm tall. You can laugh as much as you want,...
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Why do you need to take out your laptop from your bag during airport security checks?
Why do you need to take your laptop from your bag during airport security checks? Why can't they just x-ray check the whole bag together with the laptop?
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How can you protect a fragile object like bottle of champagne in your baggage against breaking?
I tend to bring something quite fragile with me as cabin luggage. On my next journey I want to bring a special bottle of champagne (because of sentimental reasons). Unfortunately you can't bring a ...
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What's the point in placing small barcode stickers on one's check-in bags?
When checking in bags at the airport, the front desk agent typically places small barcode stickers on the checked bags. If using self-service check-ins, the printed luggage tags often come with a few ...
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Checked-in luggage, Last in First out, is it true?
I always thought that if I check in my luggage late I will get it first, it worked with me few times but I start to believe this was pure luck. In my flight today I am sure I was the last one to check ...
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How common is it for airport officers to steal valuables from luggage?
I've heard that this happens frequently with the TSA in the United States and almost always in checked-in bags. I'll be travelling soon to Los Angeles for a holiday and I don't know whether to be ...
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Forgot baggage at Dubai. How to get it to Los Angeles?
Last week, I travelled via Dubai to Los Angeles. During the security checking at Dubai Airport, I was asked to remove my laptop from my bag and after that I forgot to to take it back. i realised that ...
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Is there any trick to checking in more weight on planes?
I soon have to move from France to Spain, one way no coming back. And as with most of the airlines carriers in Europe I am allowed at 23Kg checked-in and 10Kg on board with me. Packing lifetime stuff ...
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What should you do with your house keys while traveling a short time?
House keys are a strange item for me to deal with when traveling. You need to take so you can lock up, and you need them when you return, but for the whole trip they are unneeded. So unlike credit ...
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Flying with a desktop computer (as checked luggage)
On an upcoming trip, I will be taking a desktop computer and monitor as checked luggage (on a United/Continental flight). What should I be aware of when doing this? What needs to be done to properly ...
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Will my checked luggage freeze in the airplane?
I'm taking some freeze-sensitive items in a checked luggage for a short flight. It's cheese, chocolate, toothpaste and wine. I would like to know whether the luggage can get "frozen" in the aircraft. ...
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Why would I want a hard-shell suitcase (for air travel)?
I'm about to buy a suitcase (something I don't do often). I've only ever had fabric-shell rather than hard-shell cases, and I'm almost sure that's what I'm going to buy again, but I was wondering - ...
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Can TSA open regular suitcase combination locks? How?
I just flew back from the USA, and found a TSA notice in my suitcase that it had been inspected. I could tell that they checked a couple of items, but thankfully nothing was removed or damaged.
Now ...
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How to check a large backpack?
When travelling on airlines based in the US with a large backpack, I prefer to carry the bag onto the plane as part of my hand baggage allowance. Most foreign flag carriers, however, have a ...
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Airline and Travel Agent disagree on baggage allowance, who do I need to resolve it with?
Recently, I was looking to book with one of the traditional "scheduled carriers" who now offer both baggage-inclusive and hand baggage only fares. Looking on the airline's own website, the fare at the ...
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What is the most efficient way to pack a bag?
On trips of four days or less, I try to travel with a shoulder bag containing my laptop, electronics, etc. and a rolling, carry-on bag for everything else.
What is the best technique for packing as ...
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Can I nest bags in my luggage?
I'd like to put a filled backpack in my suitcase (for check-in luggage) along some other items -- this is to protect the items inside the backpack from damage.
Is this allowed/any other potential ...
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Carrying Condoms while traveling to Dubai
I am traveling to Dubai in last week of May 2016, I wanted to know is it OK to carry condoms in my luggage or I'll be stopped at security check?
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How can I protect camera equipment in checked baggage?
While I usually take my camera equipment in a carry-on when I fly (within the US), that's not always an option (small plane where no carry-on other than my purse is allowed, travelling with too much ...
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Can I pack a cardboard box as checked luggage?
As mentioned in another question, I'm planning on traveling with a desktop computer as checked baggage. After considering the options, I've decided to take it in its original cardboard box (used for ...
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Can I take some items from my luggage while waiting for a flight?
I'm waiting for the second day for my flight from Frankfurt. I had three cancelations and I'm still on the waitlist.
Today I approached two people in the airport with a question "Can I take from my ...
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Will Air Canada let me check 10 bags as long as I pay the fee?
As far as I can tell, Air Canada has no specific limits for checked-in bags as long as you pay the $225 fee per bag for excess bags.
My question is if in practice I would be rejected at the airport if ...
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Can I take one heavy piece of baggage instead of the two allowed pieces of baggage?
I booked a flight with American Airlines (operated by British Airways). In my receipt, it indicates that I can have two pieces of baggage, each max. 23kg. and a dimension of 158cm (width + height + ...
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Luggage etiquette on European trains
I'm backpacking across Europe with a very large (70 liter) backpack, plus a smaller daypack (35 L). I've found myself taking a number of trains, with different available facilities and passenger loads,...
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What unusual requirements are placed on baggage when flying on a very small aircraft?
Most experienced air travelers are aware that smaller, regional/commuter-type aircraft (regional jets and turboprop airliners) have undersized overhead baggage compartments that force large carryon ...
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Can I bring my desktop computer as check-in baggage on a flight? [duplicate]
I am moving from Malaysia to the US, and planning to bring my desktop computer with me. I plan to pack it in my checked-in luggage. Will the computer risk being damaged? Any precaution should I take ...
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