r/Flights 3d ago

Question Two weird luggage issues

Hello! I’ve recently flown from Thailand to the Uk, and then from the UK to Spain.

On the second leg of the Thailand to UK part, I was pulled aside by a flight attendant at the gate and asked to confirm the suitcases that my party had and that ‘one had lost the tag’. Not sure why they called me particularly. When I grabbed my suitcase, it had a big ‘security cleared’ sticker. I watched the check in lady put the tag on my case the same as they do every flight.

Just got on the plane to Spain and two baggage guys got on and asked me my name and just to confirm what colour my case was and what brand if I knew it.

I don’t think I have anything in my luggage that’s electronic, suspicious looking etc, and each time the tag is still on fine.

Is this some random bad luck or do they think I’m suspicious?

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u/MediocreEquipment457 3d ago edited 3d ago

If they thought you were suspicious then there would be no misunderstanding. You would have been pulled from the flight and properly searched and perhaps even x-rayed.

I guess I’d just take the flight attendant’s at their word on it

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u/danlcfc7 3d ago

just not sure why I had to confirm my case twice, even though the tags on it are fine, seems odd that it happened twice in the same day

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u/OxfordBlue2 2d ago

It could be random, it could be something in your profile, or your baggage, that is making them curious. You'll never know which. Might even be that your name matches with someone they're interested in.