Originally Posted by
fastair
The DoT frowns on people who are not qualified to check luggage, actually doing it, and the application of the tag is the official "checking a bag".
No doubt the DoT frowns on me transferring my green tag to whatever bag I feel like using when I am still on my private property. Who gets the fine?
The lithium battery and dry ice point is well taken, but perhaps these well trained UX GAs should be asking customers about hazards in the bags before tagging them.