baggage handlers
Airport ground crew
Baggage handlers are airport workers who load and unload luggage from aircraft.
They transfer bags between planes, terminals, and baggage claim areas.
The job involves heavy lifting and working in all weather conditions on the tarmac: The baggage handlers went on strike, delaying flights across the region.
- loadersTransfer agents for systems
- trolleysWheeled conveyances for goods
- cartsSmall wheeled vehicles
- ground crewAircraft support personnel
- portersThose who carry baggage
lost luggage · lost and found · weight limit · ramp · hold · shift work · early morning · suitcases · conveyor belts · tossing · unionized · luggage tags · airliners · loading dock · carousel · terminals · containers · jetway
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- airport workerspilot, flight attendant, gate agent, ticket agent, check-in agent
- railroad jobsconductors, engineers, brakemen, firemen, switchmen
- ground crewsline crew, ground support, marshals, fuelers, refuelers
- ground handlingground crew, pushback, marshaller, marshalling, tug
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
airport role function
baggage handlerspassengers
Transported travelers
pilots · flight crew · ticket agents · gate agents · flight attendants
handle, bags, baggage, handled, handling, baggy, handles, handler, bagging