Baggage handling system

A baggage handling system is a type of conveyor system installed in airports that transports checked luggage from ticket counters to areas where the bags can be loaded onto airplanes.

The first automated baggage handling system was invented by BNP Associates in 1971, and this technology is in use in almost every major airport worldwide today.

[3][4] The baggage handling system then scans and sorts the bags by airline, usually by means of Automatic Tag Readers (ATR).

A series of diverters along the conveyor belt then directs the bags through the baggage handling area.

[5] Although a baggage handling system's primary function is the sorting and transportation of bags, a typical system also: After September 11, 2001, the majority of airports around the world began to implement baggage screening directly into baggage handling systems.

Baggage being loaded onto the conveyor of an EasyJet Airbus A319
Airbus A380-800 operated by Qatar Airways on apron outside Heathrow Terminal 4 with a wide range of ground handling equipment around such as aircraft container, pallet loader, ULD , jet air starter, belt loader, pushback tug , catering vehicles and dollies.