by plane can be stressful even for someone who is not afraid of flying. You have to go through check-in and security, and then wait a long time to get your luggage. The waiting time usually does not exceed 45 minutes, but you have to bear in mind that it may take a little longer, especially in . Contrary to appearances, your suitcase has to travel a long way before it reaches your hands.
What happens to checked baggage? It’s a complex procedure
If you only have hand luggage, you have nothing to worry about. The situation becomes more complicated when you have checked luggage. It differs not only in size, weight and guidelines for what we can put in it, but also in the procedure for checking it in. First, you put it on the luggage belt, and then it disappears through a hole in the wall. It travels on a conveyor belt through the baggage claim area, passes through a tomograph, enters the sorting area, and finally flies down a small slide into the appropriate box.
After landing, it must be collected from the baggage belt. If the contents of the suitcase arouse suspicion among employees during the X-ray, the passenger is called over the loudspeaker at the airport to the checked baggage checkpoint.
What happens to checked baggage? Photo: Franciszek Mazur / Agencja Wyborcza.pl
How Long Does It Take to Collect Baggage at the Airport? Employees Have Their Hands Full
The entire baggage handling procedure is handled by employees of handling companies. In Katowice, this is, for example, Welcome Airport Services, which handles, among others, the Turkish airline Mavi Gök Airlines. Recently, a Boeing 737 arrived at the airport, which has 189 seats. Almost all of them were occupied. – For our employees, summer means a very demanding time at work. We had 152 pieces of checked baggage, which weighed over 2 tons. We can assume that a charter plane takes on average about 2.5 tons of baggage. When loading and unloading such a plane, the crew has to transfer a total of about 5 tons – said Adam Brandys, director of the Katowice branch of Welcome Airport Services. 5 people worked on unloading. The crew has no more than one hour to unload and load one aircraft. It is worth keeping this in mind when traveling on holiday. If you’d like, please vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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