Originally Posted by
cordelli
You can not and should not get a reclaim check until you hand over your bags.
Otherwise you will just board a flight never checking a bag, and when you get to your destination claim your luggage was lost, you handed it in, see you have a claim check, pay me money.
Piece of cake. Airline can check whether they printed a corresponding baggage tag at the airport where you started your journey. Problem solved
Originally Posted by
cordelli
If you have trouble holding on to your tags, have you considered sticking them to the back of your phone?
If I am not happy about sticky mess on the back of my passport and its cover, do you think I will be OK with the same on the back of my phone case?
Originally Posted by
8rulos
Agree this makes sense, but the big difference is that while checking in can be automated (except international flights), the acceptance of baggage must be done by a human. Therefore incrementally the saving to the airline and tone savings to a pax, would only be marginal,unlike the issuance of electronic boarding passes. Get rid of the human factor in baggage acceptance, and I am onboard, otherwise it's a nice to have, or take a picture of them w your phone.
OK, so how about this:
1. Arrive at the airport. Go to a bag drop off area.
2. Scan the electronic baggage reclaim stub from your airline's app
3. Hard copy of the corresponding baggage tag is dispensed. Attach it to your bag, confirm and let the baggage belt take it away.
Fully automated, no need for human intervention (unless there are problems) and convenient.