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Most (but not all) airline sick bags are made of plastic/wax lined paper. A limited number of bags are made from pure polyethylene (recyclable) while a thankfully small number are made from untreated plain paper - avoid these if you can.
The bulk of bags which are made from plastic lined paper come in two basic designs, one with and one without a flat botttom. The flat bottom type may have an additional rectangular panel stuck on the bottom for added security. Those without a flat bottom may, or may not, have side or bottom gussets. Bags from China, Japan and South-east Asia have "tamper-proof" tear-off tabs to ensure that you get an unadulterated bag.
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A : Folded cuboid B : Folded cuboid with additional base panel |
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G : Side gussetted, no base |
| F : Open side gussetted, no base. | |
| P : Two dimensional bag | |
| X : Two dimensional bag with bottom gusset | |
| E : Envelope style bag, with fold over flap | |
| S : Sic-sac type plastic bag in paper envelope |
North American bags tend to have a wire fastening across the width of the bag forming two little wings at the side, although recent bags appear to be the victims of cost cutting. Most other bags rely on folding and wishful thinking, although a few have single wire fastening in the middle to keep the fold in place. NATO, Monarch Airlines, Delta and United have an adhesive panel to keep the fold secure while some Brasilian bags (InterBrasil, RFFSA, Rio-Sul) have two draw-strings (so they can be hung up?). AeroMar of Mexico makes things even more complicated by having two adhesive strips. At The Vomitorium we use the following codes to differentiate them.
| w | central wire closure |
| t | tin-tie horizontal wire closure |
| s | draw-string closure |
| a | adhesive tape closure |
| b | fold under belt |
| f | loose flap ties |
| x | stuck on wire |
Last updated: 15 February, 2002