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The sneaky airport trick that helps you get your luggage first

It's the worst thing about going in holiday. You've left the plane, the post-holiday blues are already looming and you just want to go home.

Only one thing is now standing in your way - the arduous chore of picking up your luggage.

Most of us will have faced this situation - the dreaded queue at the luggage carousel when it can often feel you've been waiting there longer than you've actually been away.

But there is a cheeky solution, according to the Mirror, if you're the kind of person who will try every trick in the book to avoid waiting

Simply ask for a 'fragile' sticker for your suitcase before you hand your bag over to check-in staff.

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According to new.com.au this can, in theory, speed up your wait time.

This is because luggage tagged as being fragile will go into the plane last meaning it comes out the other side first, so you have less time to wait at the carousel.

Should you want to double your chances of getting out of the airport first, then there's something else you can do.

Thomas Lo Sciuto, a ramp worker and gate agent at a regional airport in the US, told Quora that you should check-in last.

He said: "Bags will always be loaded front to back on the bag carts so if you check in last your bags will be in the last bag cart."

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