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  • A security guard stands over unattended baggage at Atlanta Hartsfield airport's arrivals hall carousel.
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  • Visitors to London pull their wheelie baggage behind them in Aldgate, on 29th July 2019, in London, England
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  • Seen from an aerial walkway, we look down on airline passengers awaiting the arrival of their baggage in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Aerial view of passengers towing wheelie baggage in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's T5
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  • Seen from an aerial walkway, we look down on a lady airline passenger being helped to pull her heavy suitacse from the carousel in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A British Airways baggage handler scans the bar code of his airline passenger's item of luggage before loading it into the aircraft hold container bins. 50-70,000 pieces of BA baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Wide aerial view of passengers awaiting baggage in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's T5
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  • Wide aerial view of passengers awaiting baggage in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's T5
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  • Seen from an aerial walkway, we look down on a lady airline passengers struggling to separate two trolleys in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Individual trays for airline baggage in the Early Bags Store where 4,000 pieces are held. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Here we see items of luggage spending 4 hours in transit, held in a fully-automated parking lot for bags. Computers decide when to fish the item out and re-introduce it into the system and load it on to the appropriate aircraft. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Individual trays for airline baggage in the Early Bags Store where 4,000 pieces are held. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Here we see items of luggage spending 4 hours in transit, held in a fully-automated parking lot for bags. Computers decide when to fish the item out and re-introduce it into the system and load it on to the appropriate aircraft. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A Bahrani baggage-handler employed by SABTCO loads baggage onto a Saudi Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD90-30 (registered as HZ-APP) on the apron at the Gulf state of Bahrain's international airport.
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  • Baggage belonging to a British Airways Concorde crew is lined up beneath their aircraft after arriving at Oshkosh Air Venture, the world?s largest air show in Wisconsin USA. Twelve cases match 12 of Concorde's tiny windows and some of the crowd either take shelter from the sun or walk around the supersonic jet in awe of this engineering marvel. Their baggage is lined up beneath the aircraft during its visit to this huge show in Wisconsin, USA. Close to a million populate the mass fly-in over the week, a pilgrimage worshipping all aspects of flight. The event annually generates $85 million in revenue over a 25 mile radius from Oshkosh. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • Passenger's baggage and rushing airline employee at Heathrow airport's terminal 5.
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  • A family just arrived from Chennai (India) drags heavy suitcases from the carousel in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through these 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. There are four colour codes: Yellow for out-of-gauge (oversized, like golf clubs); dark blue for not x-rayed; light blue for transfer and red, meaning the item has been subjected to 12 seconds of x-ray scanning. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Hideo Wakamatsu Suitcases on sale at the Excess Baggage' shop in departures at Heathrow airport's terminal 5. .
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  • Secure shrink-wrapped baggage seen in Heathrow airport's terminal 5.
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  • A British Airways baggage loads passengers' possessions into an airline container at Heathrow terminal 5.
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  • A British Airways baggage handler scans the bar code of his airline passenger's item of luggage before loading in container
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  • International baggage reclaim hall seating and Skycap luggage barrow at Heathrow's Terminal 5. .
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  • A British Airways baggage loads passengers' possessions into an airline container at Heathrow terminal 5.
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  • Baggage travels down some of the 11 miles of conveyor belts Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.
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  • Airline passengers collect trolleys in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Suitcases on sale at the Excess Baggage' shop in departures at Heathrow airport's terminal 5. .
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  • Airline passengers grabs his suitcase from the carousel in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's T5
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  • Close-up detail of stickers and dents of a airline baggage container beneath the floors of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Young child on mother's back await baggage from African flight at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Close-up detail of a dented airline baggage container beneath the floors of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • A British Airways baggage loads passengers' possessions into an airline container at Heathrow terminal 5.
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  • Baggage enters an x-ray machine within the 11 miles of conveyor belts Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.
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  • With suitcases and a dinosaur toy box in the foreground, two baggage-handlers manhandle bags onto a Saudi Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD90-30 (registered as HZ-APP) on the apron at Bahrain airport. In the foreground is a box containing a toy dinosaur called The Monster which is too large to be cabin baggage, instead having to travel in the hold along with cargo and the luggage of other passengers on this flight operated by Saudi and departing from this Gulf state seen here 12 months before the terrorist attacks on America that changed the public's attitude to flying on commercial airliners.
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  • Looking at International Arrivals of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5. Designed by architects Richard Rogers Partnership the controversial building opened with chaotic scenes on 27/3/08. British Airways passengers faced baggage disruption after a 6 year construction project that has seen the British public divided over the role of commercial aviation. At a cost of £4.3bn, the project was Britain's longest planning inquiry which lasted four years but finally employing a total of 60,000 workers. 30,000 square metres of glass in walls; 80,000 tonnes of steel were used - 17,000 in the roof alone; 5,000 doors, 800 toilets, 20,000 power sockets and 1,700 miles of cable; 60 new aircraft stands, including 14 for the Airbus A380; 13km of tunnels were bored for the state-of-the-art baggage handling to handle 12,000 bags per hour.
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  • A gentleman Sky Cap stands in front of the terminal building at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, California, USA. Wearing his red waste-coat, ID badge and cap he holds the handle of the baggage trolley with which he assists passengers to offload their belongings and guides them to the check-in counters inside. The man has a greying beard and sunglasses against the glare and is an eager helper to those struggling with heavy travel possessions. On the ground are stencilled the words 'Passenger Loading Only' referring to where departing travellers might seek help with baggage. There are armies of workers across the world keeping airlines and airports running 24/7. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903..
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  • British Airways' Hand Baggage Allowance sign helping passengers check-in at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Lone lady awaiting her luggage from domestic baggage reclaim carousel at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
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  • Last ladies awaiting their luggage from domestic baggage reclaim carousel at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
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  • Baggage reclaim hall architecture and advertising at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
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  • Flight deck and cabin crews' baggage in the British Airways Crew Report Centre at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5
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  • Looking down from above, we see one lone queuing traveller at Charles de Gaulle, gazes up towards the large Departures board. Fellow-passengers wait by baggage trolleys in a civilised line beneath the information. Charles de Gaulle/Roissy is a hub airport for Air France north of the French capital. The departures information has schedule times, destinations, flight, satellite and gate numbers plus   remarks. Air travellers experience such misery every day and shows of how global air travel has become a routine, mundane and stressful for the everyday airline passenger - a far cry from when commercial flight was purely for the elite. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • Skycaps and their baggage barrows await more buisiness on the upper Departures level of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Lone lady awaiting her luggage from domestic baggage reclaim carousel at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
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  • Baggage reclaim hall architecture and advertising at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
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  • Childrens' Disney-themed pink baggage in check-in areas at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Last ladies awaiting their luggage from domestic baggage reclaim carousel at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
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  • Baggage reclaim hall architecture and advertising at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
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  • Skycap baggage trolleys line up awaiting business on the upper level in Departures at Heathrow airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Two pedestrians pull their baggage beneath the modernity of London Bridge Quarter, Southwark, south London.
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  • Two nuns walk past tourists with baggage in afternoon heat under the walls of Santa Maria della Salute church in Dorsoduro, a district of Venice, Italy.
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  • A woman airline passenger gathers up baggage and a toy dinosaur in the airport terminal at Chicago-O'Hare airport, Illinois, USA.
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  • A slightly comical scene of modern air travel as two lady passengers haul matching suitcases at the British Airways self-check-in kiosk at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. The self-service kiosks that have been developed to allow customers to process their own ticketing on arrival at this aviation hub for British Airways. Once they've chosen their seat and printed a boarding pass, they can go straight to the Fast Bag Drop desk at the airport. There, baggage will be tagged by an agent and sent to the aircraft. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...
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  • A tired traveller rests with his baggage in winter sunshine on the steps in Trafalgar Square, on 22nd January 2019, in London England.
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  • Three young women pull their baggage on wheels, past the large portraits publicising an Arts event at London's national Gallery.
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  • An American Airlines male flight attendant stands with his crew baggage against a window at Dallas Fort Worth airport, Texas. Dressed in the corporate airline uniform he stands erect with a hand in his pocket, his ID badge clipped to his jacket and a pin conveying his command of the Japanese language. A mesh screen partially obscures drab concrete buildings outside which can be seen through the glass. Dallas Fort Worth is the sixth busiest airport in the world transporting 59,064,360 passengers in 2005. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903..
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  • Tourist baggage is left at a hotel lobby reception desk against a mural showing traditional Maldives dhoni fishing boats
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  • Travellers with wheelie baggage pause to find their way at Elephant & Castle, on 22nd May 2019, in London, England
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  • A tired traveller rests with his baggage in winter sunshine on the steps in Trafalgar Square, on 22nd January 2019, in London England.
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  • Two elderly but travel-wise passengers read the morning newspapers while awaiting their check-in zone to open in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 departures concourse. The front page of the Daily Mail proclaims that Swine Flu is getting more serious after a period of summer when schools are about to re-open and temperatures about to drop for autumn. With their baggage stacked on a trolley the couple wait patiently after an early morning coach brought them to this aviation hub for BA only flights. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..
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  • As a passenger with baggage walks past on his way to a platform, a young child watches a large screen showing an augmented reality world of the station concourse and fantasy creatures, part of a loop of ads for Visit Scotland and for HBO's Game of Thrones, in London, England, on 4th December 2019.
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  • A man in a lime green jumper and with red trolley baggage, uses his mobile phone on a street corner in central London, on 5th January 2019, in London, England.
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  • A tired traveller fiddles with his tie while resting with his baggage in winter sunshine on the steps in Trafalgar Square, on 22nd January 2019, in London England.
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  • A tired traveller rests with his baggage in winter sunshine on the steps in Trafalgar Square, on 22nd January 2019, in London England.
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  • Two tourists walk downhill with their baggage towards one of the two cars of the funicular railway climbing the steep gradient of on Rua de Bica de Duarte Belo (Elevador da Bica), on 13th July 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal. The mechanical motor of the elevator was installed in 1890, but the lift only began functioning on 28 June 1892, after a couple of years of tests. The Bica Funicular is a funicular railway line in the civil parish of Misericórdia, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It connects the Rua de São Paulo with Calçada do Combro/Rua do Loreto, operated by Carris. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Tourist pulls baggage beneath a world map on a bakery business hoarding.
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  • Having just disembarked from a Carnival Cruise ship at the port of Miami, Florida, two tourists carry and pull their baggage along to a waiting coaches that will transport them for onward journeys. Comically they also wear wide sombrero hats bought in Cancun during their vacation around the Gulf of Mexico, the destination of this popular cruise line whose base is Miami. Stitched with garish colours the souvenirs provide shelter from the overhead tropical sun though the woman of this couple chooses to hang hers over a shoulder and keeps her original hat on her head. This may be the couples' honeymoon or just a special annual holiday away from the kids or a humdrum lifestyle where the weather is far from the intensity of Florida, a favourite resort for Americans not liking foreign travel.
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  • A young girl in transit between India and the US, entertains herself by throwing her pet toy tiger as far as the ceiling in a departure window of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. In front of a Boeing 777 jet airliner's nose and cockpit, the girl is a silhouette against the large windows that allow in the natural light. Behind the parked aircraft, another British Airways passenger jet taxies past, its tail at right-angles to the stationary airplane although they both look like the same plane. With her family baggage next to her, the child is enjoying some hours of freedom before another long-haul flight westwards. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • As a passenger with baggage walks past on his way to a platform, a young child watches a large screen showing an augmented reality world of the station concourse and fantasy creatures, part of a loop of ads for Visit Scotland and for HBO's Game of Thrones, in London, England, on 4th December 2019.
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  • Overhead locker baggage space of the Airbus A220-300 being demionstrated at the Farnborough Airshow, on 18th July 2018, in Farnborough, England.
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  • Heathrow Express lift passengers with matching baggage in Heathrow airport's terminal 5.
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  • Baggage airport code advertising in landside Departures area newly-opened London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building.
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  • Waiting in line for a departing flight, an airline captain patiently queues with his flight baggage along with passengers. Rather than being on duty and flying the aircraft himself, he is travelling home as a passenger. On many commercial flights, off-duty air crew position as passengers. Airlines plan complicated logistics with cabin and cockpit crew members' duty rosters. This man's four stripes denotes his seniority as a captain who flies right-hand seat, in command of a airliner. In the US, pilots might also have National Guard careers flying jet fighters in times of conflict while off-duty in airline shifts. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • A man in a lime green jumper and with red trolley baggage, uses his mobile phone on a street corner in central London, on 5th January 2019, in London, England.
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  • A tired traveller rests with his baggage in winter sunshine on the steps in Trafalgar Square, on 22nd January 2019, in London England.
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  • Overhead locker baggage space of the Airbus A220-300 being demionstrated at the Farnborough Airshow, on 18th July 2018, in Farnborough, England.
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  • Businessmen and others tow baggage as they cross Fenchurch Street in the City of London.
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  • Half-silhouetted figures add to the bustle of a hectic arrivals concourse at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. Seen against the orange advertisement for Mastercard which shows scenes of London that sightseers will want to visit. People wait for family to pick them up and tourists await the rest of their groups and tour guides with baggage trolleys laden with possessions. Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Childrens' toy dog and pink baggage in check-in areas at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Bahrani baggage-handlers employed by SABTCO load cargo on to a Gulf Air jet at the Gulf state of Bahrain's international airport.
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  • A Bahrani baggage-handler employed by SABTCO pauses during his shift at Bahrain International airport. Having loaded luggage and cargo into the hold of an Egyptair Airbus, he sits looking hot and tired on the company?s conveyor belt awaiting last-minute additions to the manifest before its imminent departure for Cairo, across the Mediterranean. It is another hot day in this Gulf State, a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the home for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements and is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
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  • A Bahraini  baggage-handler employed by SABTCO pauses during his shift at Bahrain International airport. Having loaded luggage he is also about to put a cargo of fresh fruits on the conveyor belt and into the hold of an Egyptair Airbus. A colleague walks up the ramp towards the fuselage before the freight goes in before its imminent departure for Cairo, across the Mediterranean. It is another hot day in this Gulf State, a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the home for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements and is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first powered flight, 1903..
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  • A family just arrived from Chennai (India) drags heavy suitcases from the carousel in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's T5
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  • A family just arrived from Chennai (India) drags heavy suitcases from the carousel in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's T5
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  • A Muslim family disembark from a black cab and the father pays the taxi fare outside the Houses of Parliament, on 28th March, 2017, in London, England.
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  • A female member of a United Airlines crew flight attendant, nears the top of an escalator at the Chicago O'Hare airport terminal, USA.
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  • Carrying suitcases, foreign visitors to the capital, makes their way past police officers and the security barrier at the entrance of the British parliament, in Parliament Square, Westminster, on 30th January 2020, in London, England.
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  • Passers-by walk in different directions while both pulling wheelies bags on Oxford Street, on 5th June 2019, in London, England.
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  • A Muslim family disembark from a black cab and the father pays the taxi fare outside the Houses of Parliament, on 28th March, 2017, in London, England.
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  • A female crew member rests tired feet while making a call in the airport terminal at Chicago-O'Hare airport, Illinois, USA.
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  • Heathrow Express passenger struggles through barrier in Heathrow train station at Heathrow's terminal 3.
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  • Two travellers wheel their luggage past No Entry signs near Hammersmith Bridge, now closed to motor traffic but open to pedestrians, 6th April 2022, in London, England. Safety checks revealed "critical faults" and Hammersmith and Fulham Council has said it's been left with no choice but to shut the 132-year-old bridge until refurbishment costs could be met. In march 2022, a new capital spend of £3.5million was approved to progress concept design and associated works to stabilise the grade II-listed structure.
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  • Passengers board new trains on the day that the capital's Elizabeth Line finally opens, on 24th May 2022, in London, England. The Elizabeth Line is London's newest subterranean rail system operating between between Paddington and Abbey Wood but has opened controversially three and half years late, and £4bn over-budget.
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  • Passengers experience Paddington station's newest underground rail system on the day that the capital's Elizabeth Line finally opens, on 24th May 2022, in London, England. The Elizabeth Line is London's newest subterranean rail system operating between between Paddington and Abbey Wood but has opened controversially three and half years late, and £4bn over-budget.
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  • Passengers experience Paddington station's newest underground rail system on the day that the capital's Elizabeth Line finally opens, on 24th May 2022, in London, England. The Elizabeth Line is London's newest subterranean rail system operating between between Paddington and Abbey Wood but has opened controversially three and half years late, and £4bn over-budget.
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  • Passengers experience Paddington station's newest underground rail system on the day that the capital's Elizabeth Line finally opens, on 24th May 2022, in London, England. The Elizabeth Line is London's newest subterranean rail system operating between between Paddington and Abbey Wood but has opened controversially three and half years late, and £4bn over-budget.
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  • Passengers experience Paddington station's newest underground rail system on the day that the capital's Elizabeth Line finally opens, on 24th May 2022, in London, England. The Elizabeth Line is London's newest subterranean rail system operating between between Paddington and Abbey Wood but has opened controversially three and half years late, and £4bn over-budget.
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  • Two travellers wheel their luggage past No Entry signs near Hammersmith Bridge, now closed to motor traffic but open to pedestrians, 6th April 2022, in London, England.
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  • A travelling family push their wheelie suitcases over the multi-coloured markings of a crossing at Piccadilly Circus, on 16th July 2021, in London, England.
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  • Children experiencing pre-holiday excitement in check-in areas at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Unused car parking bays and arrow outside newly-opened London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building.
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  • Air passengers exit and enter a transit train at Chicago O'Hare airport, Illinois USA. They pull suitcases behind them as they negotiate the airport terminal transport system that takes them across the sprawling complex of terminals and tunnels. A large central yellow traffic arrow saying OUT is most prominent telling arriving people to keep in the middle, allowing those departing to enter the carriage from the sides. There is a slight blur to the picture showing the hurrying nature of modern air travel, vastly different from the pioneering days of flight for only the socially elite. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903..
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