For passengers, the route from airport entry through security to the gate and onto the plane usually proceeds in straightforward — if often slow and irritating — fashion.
But what about the journey your checked luggage takes?
That process is a mystery to most travelers, so I visited Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to follow the route luggage takes from the ticket counter, into the “bag well” (a noisy, cavernous, machine- and luggage-filled area where all checked bags spend time) and out to the planes.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2018/04/04/luggage-baggage-handling/482614002/