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Perhaps there should be the addition of the word "occasionally" between "who" and "loads". Seriously, though, baggage handlers are a common cause of flight delays and some mention should be made of their propensity to industrial action

[edit] ULD

Unit Load Device - While mainly used to describe the containers that cargo or luggage reside in during flight, a ULD is any device that is used to contain freight on a plane, i.e a pallet is a ULD.Mur38 06:00, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] see more on

baghandling.net —Preceding unsigned comment added by Baghandling (talk • contribs) 18:27, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Damage to luggage

I have seen baggage handlers purposefully drop and kick luggage going onto planes, particularly those that are oddly shaped or marked fragile. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.127.164 (talk) 10:52, 14 April 2008 (UTC)