A baggage carousel is a device, generally at an airport, that delivers checked l

uggage to the passengers at the baggage claim area at their final destination. N
ot all airports use these devices. Airports that do not have carousels generally
deliver baggage by placing it on the floor or sliding it through an opening in
a wall.[1]
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Operation
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Exceptions
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See also
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References
Operation[edit]
Bags are placed on some type of conveyor belt in a secure area not accessible by
passengers.
In a single-level system, the belt will deliver bags into the terminal from an o
pening in the wall. The belt generally runs along the wall for a short distance
and then turns into the terminal forming a long oval that allows many passengers
to access the belt. The belt continues back to the loading area through a secon
d opening in the wall.
In a multilevel system, the bags are generally loaded from above or below the ca
rousel and then delivered onto a moving oval-shaped carousel. It is common for t
his type of system to have two delivery belts, increasing the speed with which b
ags can be delivered to the passenger level.
There is also a variety of carousel that is a combination of the two systems. Th
ese occur mainly in Europe. Bags are loaded from an upper level and end up on a
revolving oval, as is normal. However, the very back portion of the oval, in thi
s case, runs in and out of the wall, so it can be accessed by baggage handlers.
Exceptions[edit]
Commonly, the following types of checked baggage are not placed on a baggage car
ousel:
Golf clubs in golf bags
Surfboards
Wheelchairs
Bicycles
Baby strollers
Child car seats
Skis
These items are delivered in many ways including:
Placing them on the floor
Delivered through a special opening
Picked up at the customer service office
Placed in special racks[2] (common in ski area destinations)
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baggage carousels.
Ground support equipment
Lost Luggage (video game)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Airport-technology.com Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Mach
ine.[unreliable source?]
Jump up ^ HowStuffWorks.com. "How Baggage Handling Works: page 8, Baggage Claim"
. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
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