Carry on bag tags... What's the point?

[Jaryd]

So today I had a wheely and a laptop bag as my two carry-on bags (had a connecting flight with only 35 mins between) and was tagged with a red 'under-seat' tag for both flights. Both flights were full.

Problem was, when I went to put my larger non-tagged bag in the overhead... They were all full with bags with red 'under seat' tags!

There were a few people who had the get the FAs to store their bags up the front/back of the plane. There was no attempt to put the tagged bags under the seats of their owners.

My point is, what is the point of the tags if they aren't enforced? I was half tempted to start handing out bags to the lazy owners...

This happened on both flights.

Thoughts?

 

[serfty]

I guess it's up to the FA's to enforce the tagging ... if they don't then, indeed, it's a waste of time.

 

[jpk]

Sounds like one worth feeding back...

 

[defurax]

I agree it's frustrating. Although, in a 737 the "red tagged" bags from PAX in bulkhead and exit row seats will have to be stored in the overhead bins anyway, but this should only add up to 16 bags (including row 1).

 

[Jaryd]

True. I was in rows 5 and 4 however. Usually plenty of room there and no need to store in overhead bins.

 

[RickyT84]

I agree that, without enforcement by the FAs, the red 'under-seat' carry on bag tags are a waste of time and paper. I have seen people removing them as soon as they board the aircraft and many people didn't bother to put their tagged bag under the seat in front.

This usually resulted in longer boarding time and delayed departures. Not good either way.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Whats the point indeed.
I saw it all went balls up a few weeks ago, in the first few mins, it all went to plan, the girl and guy were following the rules.
But guess what happened, at a rush, some of those labels fell to the ground, wasn't caused by me (grin) for once, I was innocent.
I was already past the point, so couldnt see if she picked up the labels, and started it again, or if she just went back to scanning BPs, as the number in the queue went up quite a lot.
I think maybe the idea was good, but QF didnt plan it so well.
(a).they should have had the labels in a container, rather than sitting on the counter near the BP scanner, when even a mere gust of wind from someone walking past, can cause all the labels or tags to fall to the floor.
The layout of the whole system nees to change, if they want to make it a rule, that 2nd items must have a label or tag, and have 3 staff members at hand, one to only do labels/tags, and 2 to staff the scanning of BPs.
Balls up indeed it was, I was laughing inside!

 

[boomy]

The tags are a bad idea. They obviously don't work without enforcement and with enforcement they are useless because anyway the FAs need to direct the pax which bags should go overhead.

 

[opusman]

I think this thread is more about what happens with actual bags on the plane, not the storage/distribution arrangement of the labels themselves...

 

[Deleted member]

Like all rules, if they're not enforced, then what's the point?
The same applies to boarding queues. As a WP, I am frequently lined up behind non status or Y vs J pax who don't really care or don't read or listen to instructions . I have given up worrying about it. I find the best solution for me has been to dispense with carry on luggage unless it's something very small.
I keep a cloth qantas carry bag ( from the annual Tavel show) for his purpose.

 

[Cynicor]

Personally, I think this is an unfair system where you get penalised with less leg room if you have a small bag. Luckily I don't fly Y, but I might have to on my Amex free flights this year (VA).

 

[RooFlyer]

They are using the same monitoring / enforcement system used for those things called 'priority boarding' and 'priority baggage' .

 

[defurax]

They are using the same monitoring / enforcement system used for those things called 'priority boarding' and 'priority baggage' .

Hilarious!

 

[medhead]

IMO they'd be better off having an FA on the aircraft monitoring effective stowage to maximise use of the available space. Numpties are the lowest common denominator when it comes to wasted overhead space.

Luckily I don't fly Y, but I might have to on my Amex free flights this year (VA).

Luckily this is a QF initiative, not VA.

 

[BD1959]

I was thinking about this only this morning - just after I watched the guy across the aisle stealthily and deliberately turn his second bag in the overhead such that the label couldn't be seen ....

I think QF have got this the wrong way around. Wouldn't it make more sense to tag the first (larger) bag - only those with tags allowed in the overhead and make them bright yellow? If you're seated in an exit row/bulkhead, then you have to explicitly ask to have both bags tagged. Sure, anyone with some nous will save the tags for their next flight but it'd soon be pretty obvious if someone is boarding (either at the gate or entering the door_ with more than one bag and the BP is not bulkhead or exit row.

Issues with getting a tagged bag in the overhead? Anything without a tag comes out and is reunited with owner.

There, QF, my Consultant's Fee is in the mail ...

Regards,

BD


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