Airport: Planning your first flight? Learn why these tiny tags at airports are important..

Did you know that a small bag tag decides where your bag will go? When will it be delivered, and whether it will be delivered at all? There are many types of back tags used at airports, each with a different meaning. The most common is the check-in back tag. This tag tracks your bag and your entire journey. It contains information such as the airport code, barcode, and flight number, and from there, the system decides where your bag will go.

This small cabin tag tells the crew that your bag is allowed in the cabin, and a big mistake many passengers make is not taking their cabin bag to the counter. They take it straight to the boarding gate. However, if your bag is checked at the boarding gate and doesn't have a tag, they may check the weight there and make you pay extra. However, not every airline has this tag.

This bag tag is used to carefully load your bag.
Some airlines use this tag. Next is the heavy tag. This is the tag that's applied when your bag weighs between 23 kg and 32 kg. It's applied when your bag weighs more than 32 kg, and if your luggage weighs more than 32 kg, it's not allowed on the flight. Next, there's the "fragile" tag. It's not just a fancy tag. It tells staff to handle bags carefully, and if you have breakable items in your bag, you can also get it affixed. This tag is free of charge.

Now comes the "priority" tag. It's applied to the bags of business class, frequent flyer, or premium economy passengers, indicating that the bag should be sent first to the arrivals belt. It's the most important tag. Additionally, there's the "VIP" tag, applied to the bags of diplomats or VIP guests. It indicates that the bag should be handled with priority and extra care, and that these bags should be kept separate. Additionally, there's a firearms tag, meaning if a passenger carries a licensed weapon, their bag must be cleared by special security and is affixed to it.

This tag is for children traveling alone.
It alerts staff that the bag must be handled securely. Third, there's the Unaccompanied tag. It's placed on the bags of children traveling without their parents. This means the bag must be handled with special supervision, and these children are more important than VIPs.

Furthermore, there's the Crew Bag Tag. This is a tag placed on the bags of cabin crew or pilots. It informs staff that the bag belongs to their crew. Then there's the Wheelchair Tag. It's placed on the bags of passengers with wheelchair assistance. This tag indicates that a wheelchair must be provided to the passenger upon arrival. But this is rarely used in India.

If your bag is missing, not loaded on a previous flight, or left at the airport from any region, it is sent to the next flight at express speed and is called a rust tag. Furthermore, airlines have other special tags, such as UR tags, back tags, oversized tags, check-in stickers, or LRT tags.

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