Originally Posted by
extramileage
I'm plat and I ask them to tag all checked bags F when I travel with my family when flying J or Y... never had this issue.
edit: to clarify, "and never had the issue of tags being ripped off"
I've never had this problem, in fact one of the very few benefits of being Plat, is having luggage tagged with FIRST, regardless of flying class. And in most cities, it actually works that my tagged bags come off the belt first, or very early on.