Originally Posted by
TechMarauder
I actually asked an agent in IAH about this a few weeks ago. She said it’s really just as a backup for your name and not the routing so it’s not a big deal if old ones are still on.
Similarly, I asked a ticket agent last week when checking bags what would happen if those old small sticky tags were not removed, would they accidentally press send my luggage somewhere else by getting scanned. She assured me no, they just use it if they need to identify it luggage that's been misplaced or needs to be pulled.