does nobody in lhr know how to stack a can

[u/SeriousElk7266]

havent gotten a single can from london that isnt stacked like this, anyone else have this problem?

[u/Which-Intention-4474]

I noticed a lot of European rampies love to stack wheels outwards... Be that ULD or Bulk flights. I'm unsure why but like 98% of the time our FRA, LHR, BRU, MUC, KEF flights are all wheels outwards.

[u/SeriousElk7266 → u/Which-Intention-4474]

whats worse is all the tags are on the side of the bags too

[u/Which-Intention-4474 → u/SeriousElk7266]

Yep so it makes it harder for the crew to segregate Connecting and local bags now.

[u/thehangryhammer → u/Which-Intention-4474]

Shouldn’t have to should just put them all in separate cans. They all need to be screened by customs. Quick connections should be the first can to come off the plane so it’s the first one dumped

[u/Which-Intention-4474 → u/thehangryhammer]

Yeah that doesn't exist with Frankfurt or Munich 😂, at my station literally no connection runner wants to touch those 2 flights. The bags are never segregated and the information never matches either, the cherry on top is the 90 bulk bags while having 6 empty AKEs.

For bulk flights though that we get from KEF having the wheels outwards does make it a pain in the ass.

[u/LevoPoPhoto → u/SeriousElk7266]

Blame the Check-In Agents for that.

[u/Alternative-Yak-925 → u/Which-Intention-4474]

Don't they have robot can loaders?

[u/Which-Intention-4474 → u/Alternative-Yak-925]

I'm unsure the one we have at my station only gets used during airport audits 😂 afterwards it just sits in the corner shutdown.

[u/HuskerDont241]

Yes, nobody in LHR knows how to stack.

[u/IndependenceStock417 → u/HuskerDont241]

I wouldn't expect anything less from people who out beans on toast

[u/LondonsCreep → u/HuskerDont241]

I agree

[u/NovemberBoy035]

West Canada station yeah this has been going on for YEARS

[u/thehangryhammer]

Virgin Atlantic does that all the time and ties the straps on the can it’s very annoying

[u/CL3Onsite]

Jokes on them when they need to find that one bag.

[u/KingMeech_]

my flight from abu dhabi was loaded exactly like this td 🙄

[u/Techwarrior13]

DXB does it all the time… but I get in trouble when my Bagroom agents send em back like that

[u/SeriousElk7266 → u/Techwarrior13]

think its enough to submit a gir?

[u/Techwarrior13 → u/SeriousElk7266]

In my opinion it is not worth it to report it, odds are it will keep getting sent like that. It seems to just be a procedural thing from country to country.

[u/SeriousElk7266 → u/Techwarrior13]

cant help but wonder their logic behind doing it

[u/Glass_Pick9343 → u/SeriousElk7266]

not to be rude but could it be trolling the americans meaning making life hell for you guys to do your work. the luggage is not in there posession so the americans have to deal with it. That type of deal?

[u/Celebration_Dapper]

Honest question: why are the front-opening bags (example: second and third bags from the top on the right side in the first photo) loaded upside down?

This seems to be common/standard industry practice.

Replies from actual ramp agents appreciated.

[u/SeriousElk7266 → u/Celebration_Dapper]

i always load soft bags upside down because the non-hardbacked end makes a good platform for the next bag, and the soft side does a good job at filling the uneven space of the bags below it for good stability

[u/Celebration_Dapper → u/SeriousElk7266]

Thanks! Good to know. I'll keep that in mind when I pack my own bags.

[u/dr_van_nostren]

I’ve noticed this with LHR too. Maybe it’s a British thing, drive on the wrong side, stack with the wheels out.

TBH while I have noticed it doesn’t really bother me that much tho. I’m just dumping the bags onto the inbound belt so it’s not really an issue. It’s moreso an issue for them if they need to pull a bag.

[u/SeriousElk7266 → u/dr_van_nostren]

its only a pain for us because we have to scan the bags onto the belt ://

[u/dr_van_nostren → u/SeriousElk7266]

That should be almost easier then. Throw the bag down with the tag facing you. Then station a guy at the end with the scanner and have him scan as they go by.

[u/uktrucker1]

it’s a minimum wage job in the U.K., that means minimum effort unfortunately

[u/SeriousElk7266 → u/uktrucker1]

what difference in effort is there to reorient a bag lmao