Airport Baggage Processing

What piece of equipment is used to transport baggage?

• A pilot

• Baggage trolley

• A net

• Fuel

What checks must you carry out when transporting baggage?

• The laundry

• The weather

• The baggage handler has an airside pass

• The brakes

State information required on a baggage manifest.

• Passengers date of birth

• Boarding pass

• Weight

• Flight number

What types of security checks are required for unaccompanied baggage?

• Ensure it is made from a waterproof material.

• X-ray screened from 2 separate bag orientations by the same operator at the same location

• Looked at for a good design

• Check it has wheels

What is a non-security requirement of unaccompanied baggage?

• Checked for signs of tampering

• Screened

• Manually searched

• Manifested separately on the hold baggage manifest

What are a security requirement for transporting passenger baggage?

• Attended at all times

• Left unattended at all times

• Placed on a vehicle in an unrestricted area

• Left in the terminal building

What is the purpose of a Heavy label?

• Tells the cabin crew to leave it alone

• Tells the passenger they have overloaded their bag

• Provides a warning to people who may have to handle the item (weighing 20kg and over)

• It is a good advert for the brand the passengers are using and that the bag is of a good quality.

What equipment checks should be carried out when transporting baggage?

• Flat bed vehicle

• Tow bar

• Wheelchairs

• The colour

What should you do upon discovering a defect with a ULD?

• Still use it, you can report it later

• Manually tow it to the service engineers

• Nothing, someone else will deal with it, you are too busy

• Tag it as unserviceable (according to airline and organisational requirements)

Why might point-to-point, online and interline baggage need segregating?

• In case there's a bomb

• Interline baggage will need to be offloaded from one aircraft and onto another aircraft of a different carrier.

• It may be dirty

• It needs screening again