Have you ever wondered what happened to your luggage after giving it to a ticket agent? No? Well too bad, you are about to find out. Recently, Delta Air Lines took a bag that was going from Atlanta to New York and added six cameras to it.
I don’t know about you, but looks like my bag has a lot of fun every time it flies.
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Would have been even funnier if some maroon in TSA stole the cameras, I mean, confiscated them in the name of national security. Yeah, that’s what I meant. 🙂
I am guessing by the fact that it was the only bag on the luggage cart out on the tarmac, everyone involved knew what this page was about :). Unless Delta really has a poor operation of driving one bag at a time around the airport.
That was my first thought too. I tend to use soft luggage in the form of duffel bags and avoid packing anything breakable specifically because I know how people get when they’re in a hurry.
Whoa! Who turned off those cameras (electronic devices) before the flight took off?!? No one! What kind of super dangerous stunt is Delta trying to pull here?
Some call it stunt, I call it fake action. Personal experience: DL lost my bag for 6 days on my way SFO-LAX-PHX, and left me with bills for basic replacement clothing.
Would have been funny if a SWA ramper jumped in and flagged them for excessive baggage fees.
Just sayin’
Would have been even funnier if some maroon in TSA stole the cameras, I mean, confiscated them in the name of national security. Yeah, that’s what I meant. 🙂
I am guessing by the fact that it was the only bag on the luggage cart out on the tarmac, everyone involved knew what this page was about :). Unless Delta really has a poor operation of driving one bag at a time around the airport.
David
That was my first thought too. I tend to use soft luggage in the form of duffel bags and avoid packing anything breakable specifically because I know how people get when they’re in a hurry.
Yeah, they must have known about it…they handled it gently and didn’t throw it off the plane.
The worst is when they slam the golf bags on the ground upside-down.
Whoa! Who turned off those cameras (electronic devices) before the flight took off?!? No one! What kind of super dangerous stunt is Delta trying to pull here?
Some call it stunt, I call it fake action. Personal experience: DL lost my bag for 6 days on my way SFO-LAX-PHX, and left me with bills for basic replacement clothing.
How come they don’t show the part where the bag was lost for three days??
Hey David, love your site! I used to be a ramper at Delta here in Seattle back in the 90’s! It was a fun job!