Do red bags get loaded onto a plane first? Travel hack goes viral
One TikTok user has racked up over 75 million views for their hack which warns travellers against buying red suitcases.
The reason behind it? He claims that red suitcases are always loaded onto a plane first - meaning that they will be the last ones to come out at the baggage carousel.
The viral video showed a plane's cargo being loaded, with all the red bags being loaded first.
Many commenters have shared their theories on why this might be the case.
"If the red are at the back then they are less likely to get left behind when unloading," one wrote.
"So that it's easier to check if there is any bag left at end corner of loading area and prevent missing out black bags at dark corners, maybe," another added.
However, a spokesperson for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has debunked this theory and claimed that the video is "nonsense" and "was made purposefully to mislead or provide false information".
They also said that there was simply not enough time for their baggage handlers to sort suitcases out by colour.
The question of "Do red bags get loaded onto a plane first?" also made its way to Reddit, after the video went viral, and one user who claimed to be a ramp worker denied the theory.
"If we had taken the time and brain power to load bags based on colour I'd still be loading flights from 2015."
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