Originally Posted by
findark
I'm always surprised by the hating on the priority tags. My bags don't come out first every time, but I would say at least 9 times out of 10 they are in the first 20% of bags to hit the carousel. The occasional time when they come out last is a huge contrast for me, so I'm a little surprised by other experiences.
My experience has also been about the same, though perhaps 8 out of 10 rather than 8 out of 10.
That's definitely been the case in SFO. I fly internationally into SFO about 5 times a year on average, and on every occasion I can remember my priority-stickered bags have been among the first out.