Feb 11, 2019, 12:35 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
This is an archive thread, the active thread is UA Mailing Blue Bag Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers, restarted for new 1Ks?
If you did not receive a Yellow Baggage Wrap when you reached 1K or you need another one, email 1Kvoice and request another one. They should respond and tell you that they will ship you one out within 7-10 business days.
If they do not respond to your original email, send another email.
If they do respond but do not mail you a Yellow Baggage Wrap within 10 business days then re-request one with a copy of their original response.
The bag wrap can provide priority processing of your gate check bags on UX. It may help checked bags also but the primary benefits is first delivery of gate check bags. It is not 100% (this is UA
) but with time it has become very common benefit for many UX flights.
The only known formal mention of Yellow Wraps (but only readable by GS)
Thread archive:
UA Mailing Baggage Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers {Archive}
If you did not receive a Yellow Baggage Wrap when you reached 1K or you need another one, email 1Kvoice and request another one. They should respond and tell you that they will ship you one out within 7-10 business days.
If they do not respond to your original email, send another email.
If they do respond but do not mail you a Yellow Baggage Wrap within 10 business days then re-request one with a copy of their original response.
The bag wrap can provide priority processing of your gate check bags on UX. It may help checked bags also but the primary benefits is first delivery of gate check bags. It is not 100% (this is UA
) but with time it has become very common benefit for many UX flights.The only known formal mention of Yellow Wraps (but only readable by GS)
https://globalservices.united.com
At The Airport --> Boarding and Baggage --> Baggage
At The Airport --> Boarding and Baggage --> Baggage
Yellow Handle Wrap for gate-checked baggage on United Express(R)-operated flights, for expedited gate checking and delivery
Thread archive:
UA Mailing Baggage Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers {Archive}
UA Mailing Baggage Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers {Archive}
Aug 21, 2017, 3:33 pm
#1381
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Funny situation caused by my 1K handle yesterday. While waiting for my DL SDQ-ATL flight to board the GA started looking at me and finally walked up to me and asked for my BP. I asked if there was an issue and the GA replied that he saw my 1K handle and assumed I was on the UA flight that was pushing back.
Aug 21, 2017, 3:39 pm
#1382
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 2,925
Funny situation caused by my 1K handle yesterday. While waiting for my DL SDQ-ATL flight to board the GA started looking at me and finally walked up to me and asked for my BP. I asked if there was an issue and the GA replied that he saw my 1K handle and assumed I was on the UA flight that was pushing back.
Aug 21, 2017, 4:33 pm
#1383
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
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Hi, so this is a long shot, but would anyone be willing to request or already has an extra that they aren't using and mail it to me? I saw some offers earlier in the thread but wasn't sure if they were jokes or serious. I don't fly nearly enough to attain 1k, but enough to appreciate the time saved waiting for gate checked bags on UX.
If there are no takers, no problem and thanks for taking the time to read this
If there are no takers, no problem and thanks for taking the time to read this
Nov 1, 2017, 10:22 am
#1384
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: New Jersey
Programs: UA MM 1K, AA MM Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 3,236
Received today in response to my note to 1Kvoice requesting a yellow handle wrap (newly requalified as 1K following several years as Plat). Has anyone had a different experience recently?
Dear Mr. tarheelnj:
We're always glad to hear from Premier 1K members like you. Thanks for writing.
I am sorry, we are unable to request replacement handle wraps until after February 13, 2018.
Thanks for your loyalty and flying United.
Regards,
Dear Mr. tarheelnj:
We're always glad to hear from Premier 1K members like you. Thanks for writing.
I am sorry, we are unable to request replacement handle wraps until after February 13, 2018.
Thanks for your loyalty and flying United.
Regards,
Nov 1, 2017, 10:30 am
#1385
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,220
I have never requested the yellow handle as my carryon fits so no need to gate check on my flights. However, last week I had the first experience of my carryon not fitting in the overheard and I was seated in 1A so could not put it under the seat. DEN-DSM and it took an absolute age for the bags to arrive. My checked luggage was already waiting for me at the belt.
Am going to request this handle for future flights to ensure that does not happen again.
(Interestingly enough the replacement plane on the flight would have fitted my carryon but they would not bring the bags back.)
Am going to request this handle for future flights to ensure that does not happen again.
(Interestingly enough the replacement plane on the flight would have fitted my carryon but they would not bring the bags back.)
Nov 1, 2017, 10:44 am
#1386
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Apparently, UA felt that the yellow handles would help people identify their bags more easily, and that's supposed to be the main benefit.
Nov 1, 2017, 11:14 am
#1387
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,220
If you read back up the thread, you'll find this may not help. For one thing, if you land at a gate without a jet bridge -- or, at certain jet bridges in cold climes that have the built-in elevator -- all of the bags get delivered at once on a cart. For another, even when the bags are loaded via the conveyor to the front of the jet bridge, I'm not at all sure that the yellow-handled ones come off first.
Apparently, UA felt that the yellow handles would help people identify their bags more easily, and that's supposed to be the main benefit.
Apparently, UA felt that the yellow handles would help people identify their bags more easily, and that's supposed to be the main benefit.
So I wonder how all the 1K/GS folks work out which black carryon with the yellow handle is theirs?
Nov 1, 2017, 12:16 pm
#1388
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
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If you read back up the thread, you'll find this may not help. For one thing, if you land at a gate without a jet bridge -- or, at certain jet bridges in cold climes that have the built-in elevator -- all of the bags get delivered at once on a cart. For another, even when the bags are loaded via the conveyor to the front of the jet bridge, I'm not at all sure that the yellow-handled ones come off first.
Apparently, UA felt that the yellow handles would help people identify their bags more easily, and that's supposed to be the main benefit.
Apparently, UA felt that the yellow handles would help people identify their bags more easily, and that's supposed to be the main benefit.
I now place them on the handles of some of my cargo containers that I occasionally fly with hoping that they at least get a little special attention. Basically I don't use them as they were initially intended to be used. I never really saw much benefit. But apparently some people do as they apparently sell and even steal them now.
Nov 1, 2017, 12:55 pm
#1389
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NYC, FLL
Programs: UA PP 1MM, Marriott Bonvoy LTTE, BA Gold
Posts: 6,327
Request it! For locations where it's not a group bag situation, at EWR Term A mostly for me, mine comes out first 70%+ of the time. Even in the group bag situation, a staff member will often valet the bag first. It's awesome (when it happens).
Nov 1, 2017, 1:05 pm
#1390
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: New Jersey
Programs: UA MM 1K, AA MM Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 3,236
+1
I now place them on the handles of some of my cargo containers that I occasionally fly with hoping that they at least get a little special attention. Basically I don't use them as they were initially intended to be used. I never really saw much benefit. But apparently some people do as they apparently sell and even steal them now.
I now place them on the handles of some of my cargo containers that I occasionally fly with hoping that they at least get a little special attention. Basically I don't use them as they were initially intended to be used. I never really saw much benefit. But apparently some people do as they apparently sell and even steal them now.
Nov 1, 2017, 5:38 pm
#1391
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Seoul
Programs: None anymore
Posts: 983
If you read back up the thread, you'll find this may not help. For one thing, if you land at a gate without a jet bridge -- or, at certain jet bridges in cold climes that have the built-in elevator -- all of the bags get delivered at once on a cart. For another, even when the bags are loaded via the conveyor to the front of the jet bridge, I'm not at all sure that the yellow-handled ones come off first.
Apparently, UA felt that the yellow handles would help people identify their bags more easily, and that's supposed to be the main benefit.
Apparently, UA felt that the yellow handles would help people identify their bags more easily, and that's supposed to be the main benefit.
Nov 1, 2017, 5:51 pm
#1392
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SDF
Programs: -=- UA: GS + 3.9 Million Miler; Hilton: Diamond; Marriott: Gold; Hertz: President's Circle
Posts: 676
80% of the time, my yellow handled bag (well worn yellow handle at that) comes out first. Often, baggage handler hand carries it to me before pulling up the cart with the other bags. It's a nice perk.
Nov 1, 2017, 7:20 pm
#1393
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Location: Austin, TX
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Anyway, I mostly wrote because the OP expressed a desire "to ensure that does not happen again," and I thought it might be best to try to temper expectations a bit. :-)
Nov 1, 2017, 7:21 pm
#1394
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BOS
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Posts: 522
The next time I tried using it was at SFO and my bag was returned last at SMF sans yellow handle. I was really annoyed about it and complained to 1K Voice who sent me a new one.
Nov 1, 2017, 9:12 pm
#1395
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That's great to hear; perhaps they've improved the service from when it first started. It doesn't really match my observations, but then I've never paid that close attention. I don't care for the look of the wrap and have never written in to request it. My guess would be that, like priority baggage, it's largely dependent upon which stations you frequent.
Anyway, I mostly wrote because the OP expressed a desire "to ensure that does not happen again," and I thought it might be best to try to temper expectations a bit. :-)
Anyway, I mostly wrote because the OP expressed a desire "to ensure that does not happen again," and I thought it might be best to try to temper expectations a bit. :-)