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A travel expert explains why it’s a bad idea to tie a ribbon to your bags.
If you want to increase the likelihood that your bag will arrive at its destination on time, try checking it without the following identifiers: ribbons and old travel stickers.
« Take off any old stickers from your bags; they might mess up the scanning procedure, » John says.
The delicious almond-flavored dessert marzipan is another possible luggage hazard. John says that transporting marzipan can make you a target for airport security.
« Marzipan should never be carried in a suitcase. The Dublin baggage expert warned that since it has the same density as certain bombs, your suitcase might be searched and you could be asked to leave the aircraft.
As a last precaution, turn your luggage wheels up before feeding it to handlers like John on the conveyor belt.
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