Luggage carousels in airports

cheesefest · 8 Sep 2022 at 07:17

My colleagues, a couple of customers and myself have spotted this at luggage carousels. Stand around the one for your flight and belts not moving. Then see the belts move. Only to have ONE piece of luggage to do the circuit at least 10 times before the rest of the plane’s luggage is put out. You get sick seeing the luggage.

You never see this piece of luggage being picked up by it’s owner. It has the same flight number on the luggage label as your flight. So it’s not from the previous flight that used the carousel.

Can anyone explain this? Where are the owners?

Drollic · 8 Sep 2022 at 07:28

Pretty sure you've already got mm access?

Haggisman · 8 Sep 2022 at 07:35

I thought you were a big fan of keeping bags in circulation?

Dis86 · 8 Sep 2022 at 08:03

Go out. Get laid.

the shadow · 8 Sep 2022 at 08:07

Tomorrow Is Friday

Richie · 8 Sep 2022 at 08:08

Handling firms have a KPI to get the luggage from the plane to the baggage reclaim.

They can meet this as soon as the first bag is loaded onto the reclaim belt so, as long as they get 1 piece on the belt, they have passed that KPI regardless of how long it takes for the remaining luggage to get there.

You can figure out the rest

peterwalkley · 8 Sep 2022 at 08:09

The owners are waiting until customs go home so they can smuggle their booze through without being stopped.

potatolord · 8 Sep 2022 at 08:13

Every time you see this, it means one of the passengers has been murdered during the flight.

Diddums · 8 Sep 2022 at 08:20

Winter must be coming, he's got daily whinge threads now.

Mysterae_ · 8 Sep 2022 at 08:49

There's probably 'some body' in that first suitcase. With a first class ticket including priority boarding.

R.P.L · 8 Sep 2022 at 10:25

Richie said:
Handling firms have a KPI to get the luggage from the plane to the baggage reclaim.

They can meet this as soon as the first bag is loaded onto the reclaim belt so, as long as they get 1 piece on the belt, they have passed that KPI regardless of how long it takes for the remaining luggage to get there.

You can figure out the rest

Is this really true? I didn't think I'd actually get to learn anything when I started reading this thread!

cheesefest · 8 Sep 2022 at 11:03

Richie said:
Handling firms have a KPI to get the luggage from the plane to the baggage reclaim.

They can meet this as soon as the first bag is loaded onto the reclaim belt so, as long as they get 1 piece on the belt, they have passed that KPI regardless of how long it takes for the remaining luggage to get there.

You can figure out the rest

But why is this luggage never collected?

In a similar way to when I visit the eye dept at my hospital. Get called over to a room where you read letters out from a Snellen chart. They record that time as the time seen to. Even though I have waited 2 hours after this to see my consultant.

labbby · 8 Sep 2022 at 11:07

cheesefest said:
But why is this luggage never collected?

In a similar way to when I visit the eye dept at my hospital. Get called over to a room where you read letters out from a Snellen chart. They record that time as the time seen to. Even though I have waited 2 hours after this to see my consultant.

How do you know it was never collected, did you sit and watch this luggage for a few days ?

Ayahuasca · 8 Sep 2022 at 11:08

Bucking the pilot.

cheesefest · 8 Sep 2022 at 12:56

labbby said:
How do you know it was never collected, did you sit and watch this luggage for a few days ?

I have waited almost 3 hours for luggage before. The sole piece of luggage at the beginning was still there when I picked my suitcase up. The couple standing by me were saying "its that suitcase again" "how many more times do we need to see it"

dcsarge · 8 Sep 2022 at 17:05

cheesefest said:
But why is this luggage never collected?

In a similar way to when I visit the eye dept at my hospital. Get called over to a room where you read letters out from a Snellen chart. They record that time as the time seen to. Even though I have waited 2 hours after this to see my consultant.

Consultants quite often get called away from Outpatients for emergencies so are usually running late. Always be on time but assume you will be there longer, anything remotely like on time is a bonus.

The NHS were overstretched way before Covid and it won't get any better with the rate staff are leaving.

It is always a surprise to me to actually see the named Consultant for any appointment our family go to. Despite the issues, we can't fault 98% of the people in it and would stuffed without it.

As to the luggage, best bet is to hop on next to lone bag and enjoy the ride before security arrive.