This Is What Happens To Your Suitcase After Check-In | City in the Sky | BBC Earth Science

Most of us arrive at the airport and drop off our checked suitcase without a second thought. But have you ever wondered what happens to your luggage after you check in? At large airports like Dubai, who handle 57 million luggage items per year, it’s a militantly organised, full scale operation.
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[@seassan]

Where's the rest of the video? What an abrupt ending!

[@mohithmaroli8981]

Exactly!!

[@sanmansp]

Arrgh and the end !!!

[@DiscGolfLeagueMVP]

Check the desciption, the name of the full documentary is there

[@ruthwanyoike]

Exactly what I thought!

[@davidjsouth231]

Pretend it’s an unsolved mystery

[@ehteshamsajed8244]

- What is the annual baggage handling capacity? - 1100 Burj Khalifa

[@posthocprior]

Um, what? The video just stopped.

[@nim205]

A little underwhelming. Starting from the tediously long intro, to the used baggage tag, to the abrupt ending. I was expecting more from the BBC.

[@chiuwong4057]

problem with conventional TV programme, not directly to the point, too much "performance" by the host.

[@droidgracie4121]

Makes it fascinating that Buzz and pals were able to save Woody and Jessie in one of those.

[@BenSussmanpro]

Great, but maybe next time BBC will show Heathrow’s system for losing luggage- that would be fascinating!

[@AlexM-t6h]

The introduction is familiar only if you travel a lot. For first-time travelers, airports are very confusing.

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

They didn't show the part where baggage handlers literally hurl your luggage into containers. But creating the system with all the mechanics, electronics and software seems like it would be unbelievably boring. I wouldn't want to work for the company that built it, especially not the ones who had to write the software. It feels like one of those programmes that in theory, you could hack out in five minutes, but definitely wouldn't and the fine tuning and debugging would do your head in.

[@kimsmoke17]

What they also don’t show is when the X-ray operator sees something valuable in your bag. Their team can steal that item in seconds, and put it back on the conveyor, without impacting the scan rate.

[@waryaawariiri1812]

What exactly are you complaining about? Automation is a necessity and is part of human productivity and changes. They also lower airport fees that are levied to airlines that land there. In theory, it lowers ticket prices. Tickets cost far more in decades past than they are now.

[@cindywine4660]

A tremendous amount of engineering involved

[@muraliramakrishnan7648]

Thank God you don't work in my field, good luck in whatever field you are working!

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

@@muraliramakrishnan7648 A depressingly long time ago when I was in primary school, I taught myself programming on a BBC Basic because halfway through the final year, the teachers had run out of school work that they could give me. For years, my life was electronics and programming. Maybe it was because I found out there was more to life, specifically raves, drugs and alcohol, which covered up a lot of issues and childhood trauma. Even then, I'd come home absolutely wasted and start fiddling about with electronics. I did try to go back to engineering but we'd both moved on.

[@DigitalDiabloUK]

25.5kg in that little bag! Is Dallas smuggling gold?😂

[@sridharanvenkataraman7567]

A tag is attached at the time of check-in. However, at the destination, no verification/checking is done to ensure the luggage is claimed by the correct pax. If same color and same brand suitcases are received at the conveyor, anyone can lift any baggage knowingly or otherwise.

[@josephnulley6808]

Amazing, who would have thought .... Learn something new every day 👍

[@Pymmeh]

0:30 and don't forget "run up and down the aisle screaming 'let me out let me out LET ME OUT!' before being subduded by the air marshals".

[@somecuriosities]

😂😂😂

[@quartytypo]

My suitcase whimpers like a scared dog before it is put on the conveyor belt.

[@OllieChan-Lok]

Sure reminds me of Toy Story 2 not gonna lie 😂

[@kcsnew]

Very educative and informative, no one ever showed this in KZbin. Thank you for the big efforts. Cheers 👌

[@HooKt4]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z36liI2NrtuApMk has been posted 7 years ago

[@elisam.r.9960]

Oddly enough, Matt and Tom did this at the Heathrow Airport (video title: We Toured the Restricted Parts of Heathrow Airport).

[@MrClassic909]

Probably this video was shot in 2015-2019 (can't spot clearly) as can be seen behind the presenters head the time and date at 06:18.

[@cornerkiss]

this is so amazing! but we need a part 2 😅

[@udayprakash7973]

Great video...But with all this tech , why is it that they go in random order and come out in random . You would have thought sequencing is possible .

[@esesininkas]

I thought they were going to place a secret cam in the suitcase to film what happens to my suitcase after check in

[@kimsmoke17]

They X-ray it. If something looks valuable they remove it from your bag. If your lucky your bag ends up on your flight, otherwise it shows up where you are staying a couple days later, otherwise you’ll get your bag back after you get home, after anything of value has been removed.

[@strixcz]

They had to cut that part out - UAE threatened to halt their oil deliveries worldwide if it went public... 😅

[@hetty7891]

This is amazing 😮, never had imagined this.. wow. Now when am travelling I will be imagining all this machines handling my luggage 😂😂😂

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

Sequence at 1:08 was really nicely done 👍

[@gunxstha]

Toy Story 2 taught us first

[@Godsent_Gabriel999]

Why was the video cut short?

[@AndrewofWare]

It's part of a much longer programme.

[@WarrenDuncan-ec6rt]

It just stops tho weird

[@speedygonzales2052]

Because they lost his bag .

[@heutenichtamore]

​@@speedygonzales2052😂😂😂😂

[@YousufAhmad0]

We need a part two

[@mani67669]

Machine does everything but man monitoring with perfection. Long live thanks.

[@tonytony3895]

Your presentation is highly interesting to watch. Thank you very much and take care 😊

[@aksanacook2747]

Why so short? Is this supposed to be a trailer? If, mark it as such. Could have gone into lots of details about the processing, lost luggage, how the suitcase ends up on the wrong flight etc. would rate 2 out of ten as currently done, but could have been so much more interesting.

[@umcclke]

Funny part is, when my luggage and I are reunited and I grab its handle, it feels as though she’s had a rough go. Like she had her own ordeal and she’s happy to be back in my arms.

[@roachtoasties]

Your bag has all the fun.

[@christinegerard4974]

Very interesting.Thank you .

[@poprapu]

Arey suresh babu nuvvu anta ra ....!! elaga unnavu ra ...

[@chavelapouchard]

Impressive!

[@shreyasjuloori3147]

eye opening

[@rickseiden1]

I wonder how they used to do it!

[@swa97]

They definitely don't teach new employees the old way of doing it since any time there is a tech outage, the luggage hits the fan lol.

[@strixcz]

Mules, lot of mules.

[@rickseiden1]

@@strixcz 🤣

[@gnyaga]

Why does this have the distinct flavour on an Emirates-sponsored PR gimmick? (The game of somke and mirrors that is Emirates)

[@AlexIanMartin1]

I like my sootcase!

[@rahulraju2956]

Ah injustice to the BHS system, you gotta show the whole process! or better yet, maybe do a video of Abu dhabi BHS system from Mission impossible movie xD

[@Itsaxan]

That was the weirdest ending…no part 2?

[@heutenichtamore]

Couldn't you have picked up any other airport? New York, London, Frankfurt

[@Lommy9999]

How did they make the suitcases animation?

[@Bob-r3b5dK]

So it's basically like an amusement park for suitcases😂

[@duncanwallace7760]

You didn't show the bit where the baggage handler throws your bag at a wall.

[@myrtillesm3532]

Phenomenal. Ouf

[@BruceWayne-kk1ni]

All hail Suresh Babu!!!

[@DJSATH1993]

Reminds me of Toy Story, I can imagine woody over here finding buzz

[@OllieChan-Lok]

You mean Buzz finding Woody lol

[@boohere2]

Sometimes it doesn't always board your plane. Sometimes it gets left behind.

[@cogitoanne3262]

Tell me where and how my luggage is opened and investigated.

[@davidlubanga5527]

Graeme seems to be your big brother!

[@Gez-i9j]

Hello, bbc is funded by the licence fee, when they make shows they go out of there way to avoid product placement. So why producing this advert for Emirates Airline and Dubai.

[@noseybirdadventures5880]

Home country to a ruler who has his kids kidnapped

[@dogbreath303]

The BBC is funded by individuals and companies who want to be seen in a good light.

[@Tyler_Cresswell]

Excellent 🥭🥭

[@pembapemba4330]

Not every airport anyway. Some are transported by human after weighing

[@SO-ym3zs]

Would have been a good video if it hadn't just stopped abruptly.

[@wendyfield7708]

All very clever, but nothing is infallible and baggage does get lost!

[@danielkimberley9516]

Print the boarding pass? Always use mobile

[@thunderdemonlover]

OMG 😱. I see it ❤

[@narayanaraoyelamarthi9307]

How to claim for bag damage

[@gbpaggi]

Stop the whistling! Had to stop it, dog was sitting next to me.

[@Iceageonmars]

Amazing.

[@Bob-r3b5dK]

Soon you'll be able to see where your bag is in there

[@katekenney290]

Interesting but a bit slow

[@joseaguilera3939]

Butj Khalifa-s measure unit not understood. How many hamburguers are that?

[@bruceparker5424]

Then how come our friend travelling with EMIRATES lost £500 from his hand luggage 😢

[@josephcuriale2293]

The whistling is really annoying.

[@joãoAlberto-k9x]

BBC. 🎉.

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Whoever did the subtitles is not very familiar with Scottish accents, it seems. Loads of mistakes.

[@extraauto123]

AI

[@igloohere]

Exactly , wondered what happened to KZbin . For “absolutely “ , the subtitles shows “up solutely” . Lmao

[@anandrad.e]

Just like Toy Story showed us, but in a bigger scale.

[@winterchild5841]

took more than half the video for the answer to begin...

[@RollaArtis]

In reality, it's the basis for a future passenger delivery system on really really cheap flights...

[@rams5474]

Great 😅

[@humanchelovek6880]

They must show how in America in airports they throw up in the air bags when loading on and from airplane 😂😂😂

[@roberteaston8040]

I like my sootcase

[@frankstark3036]

So with all this technology why do they continue to lose so many bags?

[@Moviepalace9]

❤❤

[@darvag21]

isn't it an ads for Fly Emirates?

[@chenseicooks5396]

my suitcase ends up being destroyed actually

[@alexday5007]

This really doesn’t answer like any questions

[@musamusa990]

No wonder airport tax is expensive

[@themdr00]

👍

[@ChrisCoombes]

"militantly organised" - really?

[@Mat-t2s8e]

lol supersized chocolate bar. me every time at heathrow

[@tsangdennis1953]

Why we were never shown the barbaric throwing around of the baggages by baggage handlers ?

[@worldsgreatestdude1784]

I’d rather ride this

[@josechacko9428]

Atlanta is bigger

[@ChowiYulieth]

The variety of textures in the kislux pack is impressive. From smooth leather to textured suede, there's something for everyone.

[@1.4142]

red is like ahh

[@jamesT008]

Western technology, Indian operator and built for dubai sheikh😂

[@ahassen1236]

As an engineer on this machinery, I can tell you it's not Western technology at all. The computers are a combination of Japanese and Taiwanese hardware running using Malaysian infrastructure. Other countries have smaller systems in New York and Heathrow. However, this one is far more advanced because of how it was mandated by the UAE government. Any questions?

[@but-germany1181]

Chinese technology.

[@paintedwolf44]

Are duffle bags safe or will they get squashed?

[@stanpatterson5033]

Just when it started to get really interesting, that's the end of the video? What a ripoff.

[@lesleypatriciajordison4890]

Disappointing. Lots of filler and very little that wasn’t patently obvious.

[@nikoh.20]

Sam Chui, iykyk

[@leopardtiger1022]

Rotten annoying background sound track. Infact highly idiotic.

[@SamueltheleviteOmugumesolaceis]

It is established I'm there enjoying myself with my wife and young child in 21months yahhh woooohooo

[@ashfaqameer1818]

Suresh babu from kerala india

[@dineshyd]

From Andhra.. I guess

[@IMADALBASRII]

Stupid video made as ads for emirates fly I don’t believe to watch video for this purpose

[@air_boom25]

100

[@LarryClark-h1v]

Lopez Brian Martinez Lisa Robinson Charles

[@Global.Policy.Analyst]

This video is simply a bullshit. Just to praise Dubai Airport

[@matthewwilliams2128]

What an absolute waste of a camera crew. How much more interesting this could have been if instead of all the "gee wizz wow" nonsense you had explained how the system worked.

[@learnwsail]

Pointless malrky!

[@vincentpinto1127]

Yes, where's the rest of the video!!!! What a joke! Then again, may not be, BBC, after all!!!