Alaska Airways digital bag tags now work on Hawaiian Airways, too

Alaska Airways was the primary U.S. provider to roll out digital baggage tags, which we just lately examined on travels to and from Hawaii in addition to from New York to California.

The provider’s new bag tags are made by an organization referred to as Bagtag, and Bagtag simply introduced which you could now use its digital baggage on Hawaiian Airways flights, too.

Whereas I did not discover them excellent, the $89 price ticket may very well be definitely worth the funding for normal Alaska or Hawaiian flyers.

In complete, now you can use the bag tags for flights on Hawaiian Airways, Alaska Airways, SkyWest which might be operated by Alaska, Oneworld accomplice Qatar Airways and Alaska accomplice Icelandair. You should purchase them on-line on the bagtag part of Alaska’s web site, and you will obtain them immediately within the mail. For a restricted time, it’s also possible to order a two-pack utilizing the code “ALASKAPAIR” at checkout.

It is fairly simple to get them to work. After you verify in and add baggage within the Alaska app, discover the “Use digital bag” button.

Then, merely use your telephone to scan the tag. As soon as the 2 units have an digital connection, a digital model of your baggage bar codes will present up on the display. I had a little bit of hassle getting the tag to attach a number of instances, however it will definitely labored. I do not see the choice enabled on the Hawaiian app but, however I assume it is coming quickly.

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I did have some hassle on my first check flight from New York to San Francisco, because the bag tag obtained separated in some unspecified time in the future. Thankfully, the bag handlers have been capable of tape it again to my baggage.

If you’re investing on this bag tag, my greatest piece of recommendation is to ensure it is hooked up tremendous tightly to your bag. Within the meantime, it is nice which you could now use them on Hawaiian Airways flights, too.

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