I had the absolutely mortifying experience of taking the wrong suitcase when I came back from Japan on Sunday night.
The suitcase was exactly the same and I gave a cursory look at the tag but evidently didn't actually read it. I was already on the train when my phone rang and someone from ANA told me they thought I had the wrong bag. After putting my combo into the lock and seeing it didn't open my heart immediately sank.
Luckily I was only two stops away so I jumped off the train and went back to the airport to meet the airline staff. Just as I got back they rang again to ask for the combo for my suitcase as Customs had seen something on the scanner and wanted to open my bag. In the end it was nothing, which I knew it should be, but I was starting to panic lol.
Shortly after one of the airline staff came out with my suitcase and I apologised profusely and asked that she pass on my complete embarrassment. Her only repsones was, "I think it's best if you don;t meet them." From that I could assume that the other person was completely apoplectic with rage and I am honestly in complete agreement. I wasted probably an hour of their time and caused a lot of stress.
I have well and truly learned my lesson that I should properly check my bag tags though.
The suitcase was exactly the same and I gave a cursory look at the tag but evidently didn't actually read it. I was already on the train when my phone rang and someone from ANA told me they thought I had the wrong bag. After putting my combo into the lock and seeing it didn't open my heart immediately sank.
Luckily I was only two stops away so I jumped off the train and went back to the airport to meet the airline staff. Just as I got back they rang again to ask for the combo for my suitcase as Customs had seen something on the scanner and wanted to open my bag. In the end it was nothing, which I knew it should be, but I was starting to panic lol.
Shortly after one of the airline staff came out with my suitcase and I apologised profusely and asked that she pass on my complete embarrassment. Her only repsones was, "I think it's best if you don;t meet them." From that I could assume that the other person was completely apoplectic with rage and I am honestly in complete agreement. I wasted probably an hour of their time and caused a lot of stress.
I have well and truly learned my lesson that I should properly check my bag tags though.
