Airport Baggage Handler Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Airport Baggage Handler includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Keeping an eye open for suspicious-looking baggage items at all times and reporting anything unusual to security or the police immediately.
Overseeing the movement of passengers' luggage from the check-in desks.
Collecting and sorting items by checking them against a flight list so that they are loaded onto the correct aircraft.
Taking luggage to the appropriate aircraft in a baggage truck - protecting it against bad weather if needed.
Correctly loading and storing luggage in the hold of the aircraft.
Removing luggage from an aircraft as quickly as possible after it has landed.
Sorting loads according to their onward destination.
Ensuring the luggage is loaded on the correct carousel in the baggage reclaim area.
Recording and dealing with damaged or incorrectly received baggage, and load discrepancies.
Using specialist equipment such as conveyors, bar code recognition and lifting equipment.
Informing appropriate members of staff about damaged or malfunctioning equipment.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Airport Baggage Handler duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Airport Baggage Handler roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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