What REALLY happens to your luggage at the airport: Fascinating video shows suitcase's journey along conveyor belt 'motorway'
- Mesmerising POV footage was recorded at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Conveyor belt system separates and delivers luggage to appropriate gate
- System includes robotic arms that lift and lower passengers' suitcases
A mesmerising video recorded at one of the world’s busiest airports has lifted the veil on what happens to passengers’ luggage after it is left with airline staff at the check-in counter.
It’s fascinating look at a suitcase’s journey along a sophisticated conveyor belt system that separates and delivers luggage to the appropriate holding area at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
The automated system is like a network of motorways, with intersections and lane changes, and the addition of robotic arms that lift and lower suitcases and place them on belts.
The mesmerising behind-the-scenes footage was recorded at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
It’s fascinating look at a suitcase’s journey along a sophisticated conveyor belt system
At one point the suitcase is lifted and lowered onto a conveyor belt by a massive robotic arm
The three-minute video brings an end to the belief – at massive airports, at least – that passengers’ checked luggage is moved and sorted by hand.
Schiphol airport recorded the behind-the-scenes footage with a camera attached to the top of a suitcase.
It captures the bag’s journey from the moment it is placed on a conveyor belt to the moment it is grabbed by the robotic arm.
The three-minute video brings an end to the belief that checked luggage is moved and sorted by hand
Schiphol airport recorded the behind-the-scenes footage with a camera attached to the top of a suitcase
The video captures the bag’s journey from the conveyor belt to the moment it is grabbed by the robotic arm
The bag’s journey changes course several times until it reaches the robotic arm and is finally ready to be loaded onto a plane.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the fifth busiest airport in Europe, with more than 55 million passengers flying to more than 300 destinations last year.
Its south baggage hall operates the world’s most innovative baggage system, with six robots to load baggage containers.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the fifth busiest airport in Europe, with more than 55 million passengers
The mesmerising three-minute video has lifted the veil on what happens to passengers’ luggage
Schiphol operates the world’s most innovative baggage system, with six robots to load baggage containers
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