Alaska Airlines electronic bag tags now work on Hawaiian Airlines, too

Alaska Airlines was the first U.S. carrier to roll out digital baggage tags, which we recently tested on travels to and from Hawaii as well as from New York to California.

The carrier's new bag tags are made by a company called Bagtag, and Bagtag just announced that you can now use its digital bags on Hawaiian Airlines flights, too.

While I didn't find them perfect, the $89 price tag could be worth the investment for regular Alaska or Hawaiian flyers.

In total, you can now use the bag tags for flights on Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, SkyWest that are operated by Alaska, Oneworld partner Qatar Airways and Alaska partner Icelandair. You can buy them online on the bagtag section of Alaska's website, and you'll receive them directly in the mail. For a limited time, you can also order a two-pack using the code "ALASKAPAIR" at checkout.

It's pretty easy to get them to work. After you check in and add luggage in the Alaska app, find the "Use electronic bag" button.

Then, simply use your phone to scan the tag. Once the two devices have an electronic connection, a digital version of your luggage bar codes will show up on the screen. I had a bit of trouble getting the tag to connect a few times, but it eventually worked. I don't see the option enabled on the Hawaiian app yet, but I assume it's coming soon.

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I did have some trouble on my first test flight from New York to San Francisco, as the bag tag got separated at some point. Fortunately, the bag handlers were able to tape it back to my luggage.

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If you are investing in this bag tag, my biggest piece of advice is to make sure it's attached super tightly to your bag. In the meantime, it's great that you can now use them on Hawaiian Airlines flights, too.

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