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Old Jun 28, 2025 | 11:17 am
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It is largely computerised, and your bags will go into the Early Bag Store until about 2 hours to departure, then the robots will move it to the main bin area for your flights. Most larger European airports have a fair degree of automation, more so than airports in the Americas. It's not fool-proof, automation brings its own challenges from time to time.
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