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Frozen Chicken Parts Appear At Baggage Claim, Checked Luggage Without A Suitcase

Aug 30 2021

The TSA shared video of frozen chickens and chicken parts, stuck together in a block, circling an airport’s baggage carousel. The chicken wasn’t wrapped or inside of luggage. And there’s no baggage tag apparent in the video.

TSA used the opportunity to make a number of puns, but there’s no security rule against checking frozen chicken as luggage.

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This is How Baggage Claim is Supposed to Work

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Sep 29 2019

Last year a Japanese airport employee was filmed actually cleaning luggage before passengers picked up their bags. Each and every bag gets checked for scuffs or marks on arrival, then the employee takes a white cloth to those bags which need it.

So it’s no surprise to see this Japan Airlines employee making sure every bag is laid symmetrically on the belt at baggage claim.

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What Keeps American Airlines From Offering a Checked Baggage Guarantee

Aug 30 2019

Delta and Alaska Airlines commit to delivering checked bags within 20 minutes of each flight arriving. United and American make no such commitment. An American employee asked about what the airline can do to improve its baggage delivery times, and management provided a response in writing outlining some of the challenges that they have with bags – and how it’s supposed to work.

They also explained why bags often don’t make it when you change flights during irregular operations.

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