Alaska Airlines has made electronic bag tags available to elite Mileage Plan members, with a broader rollout planned in the first half of this year. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). Walking into ...

Given the current state of the worldwide aviation industry, checking a bag may not be the best idea right now. But sometimes you don’t have a choice and soon, at least if you’re flying Alaska Airlines ...

Alaska Airlines is the first U.S. carrier to launch an electronic bag tag program allowing passengers to tag their luggage through the airline's mobile app before they arrive at the airport. At least ...

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A Reddit user claiming to be an airline employee is warning travelers about the possibility of being scammed when it comes to their printed bag tags. Posted in the “r/delta” forum on Reddit, the ...

American and Delta are among the carriers that may try this out. The thought is that self-tagging will help speed customers through check-in. Since an airline agent would still have to scan the bag ...

A new luggage tag scam has been taking off. An airport worker, who claimed to be a Delta Air Lines baggage claims manager, took to Reddit to warn travelers about a “growing” scam. “I just wanted to ...

There's a travel scam warning going around the internet right now: You should keep your baggage tags on your bags until you get home, then shred them, because scammers are using luggage tags to file ...

Alaska Airlines has announced a new electronic bag tag program, an initiative expected to launch later this year and make the carrier the first U.S. airline to have such a program. "This technology ...