For those of you who check luggage when flying, you've probably heard the "many bags look alike" announcement at baggage claim, urging people to verify their claim tag before taking their bag with them. Heck, on a recent flight I had this issue even without checking bags. After the flight I removed my 20" Tumi…
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And in a very British way they all appeared to get smashed on the flight back too!
I gather that the idea was that First would be reserved for Gold Medal holders, but there were too many for the 747 to accommodate.
It boggles the mind the lack of common sense that seems to prevail. There's an entire luggage/travel industry devoted to making various ribbons and elastic bands and other baggage accouterments just to avoid such a clusterf*ck.
Further, anyone who's ever been in the military - of most any country - and has deployed anywhere knows exactly what to do: an inexpensive roll of electrical or duct tape in a unique color will literally solve 90% of this problem. The team's logistics person should be fired.
Basically medal holders got first, business and premium economy seats, and those without medals and staff were in coach. Although I think the hockey team were also in coach despite winning gold because there were too many of them! I saw pictures of some gold medal holders in first and some in business.
Also it wasn't the whole of team GB, many had already left earlier with the likes of Andy Murry and Justin Rose already in other parts of the world competing in other tournaments