Baggage Claim
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Definition
The area in an airport where arriving passengers collect their checked luggage
Related Terms
Baggage Handling System (BHS)
The network of conveyors and sorting equipment that moves luggage within an airport
Checked Baggage
Luggage surrendered at check-in to be transported in the aircraft's cargo hold
Terminal
A building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground and air transportation
Mentioned In
Lost Luggage: What to Do When Your Bags Don't Arrive
…your flight's bags beginning to arrive, do not leave the baggage claim area. First, check all carousels in the area — bags are…
How Airport Baggage Handling Systems Work
…it is loaded onto the aircraft, when it has arrived in baggage claim, and — in the case of misrouted bags — to explain where it…
Baggage Tracking Technology: RFID and AI
…damage detection. Cameras at the check-in counter and at baggage claim capture images of each bag before and after the journey,…