Packaging container made of a plastic film in the form of a sack or bag, and film tube for producing such a packaging container

A packaging container made of a plastic film in the form of a bag or a pouch, the packaging container comprising:

• a front wall comprising an external side which is printed with an identification mark or with an advertisement and which does not comprise a longitudinal seam which closes the packaging container;
• a rear wall;
• a receptacle space arranged between the front wall and the rear wall for at least one good to be stored;
• an upper traverse seam which closes the packaging container on an upper end;
• a lower traverse seam which closes the packaging container on a lower end;
• two connecting seams which run between the upper traverse seam and the lower traverse seam;
• a film strip which is fastened to an internal side of the front wall via the two connecting seams;
• a longitudinal channel which is formed by the film strip, the front wall and the two connecting seams;
• and
• at least one engagement element which is arranged in the longitudinal channel, the at least one engagement element being arranged transversely to a longitudinal extent of the longitudinal channel over an extent of at least 45 mm, and in a cross section above the film strip, so as to permit an engagement in the longitudinal extent of the longitudinal channel between the front wall and the film strip,
• wherein,
• the at least one engagement element forms a handle conjointly with the front wall.