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  1. If everyone strictly followed the STOP line painted on the floor, no one would get their luggage because it is too far from the baggage carousel. I have not seen any real problems at baggage carousels lately. This seems to be a solution in search of a problem.

  2. I didn’t watch the instagram post, but having everyone stay a couple feet or so away from the baggage carousel UNTIL they see their luggage approaching works very well in airports where this is encouraged. Having most people stand right next to the carousel makes it harder for those farther away to see their bag and minimize the risk of hurting some one nearby when pulling a heavy bag off the carousel (which I did see once).

  3. Bumrushing an empty baggage carousel and then crowding it, shoulder-to-shoulder, is just another airport crowd behavior. These are the same people that walk slowly down the middle of the concourse, arm outstretched to the side pushing a four-wheel spinner bag, two or three abreast with their slow friends…

  4. It’s nice that Bastian will have someplace closer to home to run off to than Paris when his airline is in the midst of a crippling crisis.

  5. I suspect most here can tell which way a stopped baggage belt will move (and, thus, the first place they’ll exit). But, most traveller’s can’t. Last time it was 40 wrong people and me right. At CHC, the placed a sticker above the belt, telling you which direction it traveller’s. I want that universal. Yes, it takes away my “advantage,” but then I don’t have a throng of people rushing my way when the belt starts.

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