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Old Jun 13, 2019 | 9:34 pm
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Originally Posted by channa
I'm curious why there are so many data points with agents. Does self-tag reject it? Or are they rejecting an already tagged bag? That's kind of ridiculous.
I think it's because agents have to scan the tag AND check passenger ID for it to be valid. Last time I was turned down in LAX, I had the self-tag ready but the agent wouldn't scan it.

I guess it's a security measure? Otherwise anyone that has a matching record number and passenger name can check a bag, potentially sending something onboard without even being identified.
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