Originally Posted by
FredAnderssen
I've always wondered how they remove bags from the aircraft. Flying out of AMS on fully packed flights to MSP, the hold is literally packed with three or four hundred suitcases, and in some instances, less than 15 minutes before takeoff bags are still being loaded onto the plane. Are they saying that they're going to root around in the hold until they find my (two) bags which are more than likely separated into different areas in the short amount of time left before the flight leaves? Or do they have some magic GPS which leads them directly to my bags?
It happens all the time. I've lost track of the number of flights where some ........ (usually plural) gets fubar in the concourse bar after checking in, causing the captain to announce they "won't be joining us tonight" and delaying casting off while their their bags are pulled. It take a few minutes to pull out the proper igloo with their bags (they keep track of that sort of thing), root around in it for the specific bags, and then re-pack.