BA and green-edged baggage labels
Jan 16, 2021, 6:51 am
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Jan 16, 2021, 7:15 am
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Only opened boxes/in use rolls were disposed. Any other stock is going to EU stations as required. Also worth pointing out that depending on station, the tag used may be different depending on the type of printer used.
Jan 16, 2021, 8:35 am
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The green edge was (and in the EU still is) to easily show your eligibility to use the blue customs lane (as opposed to the red ./ green ones). Customs officers could / should stop you if you are / were in the blue lane without a green edged label.
Jan 16, 2021, 8:57 am
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Certainly an interesting thread I had no idea that was their purpose. I always ripped the tag off and binned it as soon as it came off the luggage belt, should I have been keeping it on for passing through the lane?
Jan 16, 2021, 10:23 am
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Flyertalk is a frequent flyer forum, and we avgeeks tend to like knowing about what others might consider insignificant details, I guess. It goes down the same vein as getting Sequence 001 at check-in, or knowing intricate details about how fares are built. It doesn't hurt to know, and I think it fits in this forum. Others may disagree, of course, and have the freedom to look away from threads like these 
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Jan 16, 2021, 11:18 am
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You should keep it until you have passed customs not only for customs but also if you have any problems with your luggage (eg. damaged), the agents at the baggage enquiry desk would have to record down the tag number.
Jan 16, 2021, 11:21 am
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Fascinating, actually, for this member.
Living ex-EU and always passing through UK (CTA) I've never registered the green edge. And doing an ex-DUB (CTA) I never knew which lane to use anyway.
Filed under 'History can be quite interesting" and "I never knew that!"
Living ex-EU and always passing through UK (CTA) I've never registered the green edge. And doing an ex-DUB (CTA) I never knew which lane to use anyway.
Filed under 'History can be quite interesting" and "I never knew that!"
Last edited by T8191; Jan 16, 2021 at 11:40 am
Jan 17, 2021, 3:25 am
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I would imagine so. Passengers from NI are entitled to EU allowances etc so I assume able to use blue channel at customs in the EU and so would need a green edged tag. The mind boggles as to whether Belfast arrivals at T5 need to go to domestic gates or gate 23 now....
Jan 17, 2021, 3:46 am
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My last arrival from Belfast on 2nd Jan we arrived at the domestic gates. I have checked the planned arrival gates for the next few days and its still planned the arrivals will go to the domestic stands.
Jan 17, 2021, 4:12 am
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I can see them being sent to EU outstations, as there will still be a need for these there and there will
still be many bookings from the EU which connects in London and ends in the EU, it will be illogical to waste these but still have to supply other EU outstations (that or just send them to Iberia)
still be many bookings from the EU which connects in London and ends in the EU, it will be illogical to waste these but still have to supply other EU outstations (that or just send them to Iberia)
Jan 17, 2021, 4:56 am
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I can see them being sent to EU outstations, as there will still be a need for these there and there will
still be many bookings from the EU which connects in London and ends in the EU, it will be illogical to waste these but still have to supply other EU outstations (that or just send them to Iberia)
still be many bookings from the EU which connects in London and ends in the EU, it will be illogical to waste these but still have to supply other EU outstations (that or just send them to Iberia)
If there were any remaining, there would be logic in sending them to an EU airport
Are these BA specific tags anyway? don't airports in the UK have generic stock that can be used for any airline
No - they are for any travel from an EU airport. An AMS-LHR flight woul be a suitable route. the linked to image in the 1st post, shows a green label tag used for travel to Sydney
Jan 17, 2021, 5:44 am
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The reverse side of the tag where the limited release information is located (or used to be) is speedmarqued. So while not particularly obvious it isn't generic stock. Universal handling agents like Swissport may well order generic stock but I have a feeling even they have their company branding on the limited release side of the tag.
Last edited by 1Aturnleft; Jan 17, 2021 at 8:04 am
Jan 21, 2021, 10:10 pm
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NI has not joined the Schengen travel area and remains part of the CTA as does GB and Ireland, so no reason why those flight can't use domestic gates.