Be sure to have identification easily visible on your personal items when traveling by air.
After reading a first hand account of a passenger that was on the American Airlines flight that caught fire at the gate in Denver last week, I realized that many times I have traveled with no ID on my personal item.
The young man who shared his story on Reddit said that airline personnel brought all personal and carry on items out to the passengers after it was safe to do so.
That's a great reminder Jeanm. I know I have name and phone number on some but certainly not all the bags I might use as a carry on.
Also a good idea to have at least the paper tag on a purse that might be inside your personal bag while boarding, but come out once on the plane.
Oh gosh, I would not have thought of this either! Thanks for posting.
I also have Tiles in all my [2] personal items plus name, address, etc. I just simply write that information on a piece of paper, fold it and stick it in my purse and backpack. Looks like I need to make that info visible in light of what happened.
Thanks for the reminder! I always have my contact info in my suitcase, but not usually in my personal item. It’s on my list of things to do before leaving for Paris next month.
Great reminder. We have for years prepared what I call a grab and go small bag that we take out of our personal carryon. The primary purpose is in case we have to leave quickly and get by without our carryon bags.
Containing: passport, some cash, glasses or contacts, Credit card, small amount of prescriptions, a debit card and phone. Basically what we have in a money belt during the day trips.
Last year on our Portugal Tour our guide suggest we always have a name tag on the outside of our bag. Twice we needed to leave them in Storage room for the hotel staff deliver to rooms. We use Ricks version.
We print out QR code stickers and put them on our bags and backpacks.
