Warning issued to those who tie ribbon on their suitcase (Image: Getty)
Waiting for your luggage at the airport baggage carousel can feel like a lifetime, especially when every bag looks the same.
There are a variety of methods to make your bag distinguishable from the rest, with many people opting for the ribbon method.
Tying a small, colourful bow around the handle of the suitcase may seem like a simple and effective way of knowing which bag is yours. However, travellers have been warned against this.
A baggage handler at Dublin Airport is urging flyers that it can do more harm than good, advising them to cut out the habit.
Speaking to RSVP Live, the airport worker, John, said: “Ribbons people tie onto their suitcases to help identify them can cause issues with the bag being scanned in the baggage hall.
Expert says stickers and ribbons can cause confusion with the scanning process (Image: Getty)
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“If the bag can’t be scanned automatically it can end up in manual processing, which could mean your bag doesn’t make it to the flight.”
John also asked for keen flyers to “take old stickers off the bag” as it can cause “confusion with the scanning process”.
The baggage handler also shared some other handy tips for travelling, advising people put their wheels up to avoid their suitcase from getting damaged.
John also revealed the one sweet treat that you should avoid packing in your luggage entirely – marzipan.
Due to its thick paste made from almonds, sugar and eggs, it reportedly is considered to have the same density as certain explosives.
It’s not just suitcases that holidaymakers need to consider at an airport, but what you wear has an impact too, a separate travel advisor warns.
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Mari, who regularly shares travel advice on her account, explained that the issue isn’t with one type of clothing, but is instead all about the material that your clothes are made from – as some are more dangerous than others.
The expert urged people never to wear “synthetic materials” on a plane.
If there is an emergency on the plane and a fire breaks out, synthetic fibres could be more dangerous as they are likely to melt and stick to your skin, causing severe burns.
She said in a social media post: “That doesn’t mean that natural fibre clothing doesn’t cause burns or catch fire. It just means that synthetic fibre materials do cause burns at a higher rate.”