The Journey of a Suitcase

Have you ever wondered what happens to your checked bag once you've handed it over to the airline? Us too! We took a field trip to Dulles Airport to visit our friends at United Airlines and find out. Today on AirSpace , follow a suitcase on its journey from check-in through TSA, airline sorting, handling on the aircraft, and back to you on the baggage carousel. Thanks to our guest in this episode: Jim Decker, Director of Ramp Operations for United Airlines at Dulles International Airport The transcript for this episode is at s.si.edu/airspaces11e2

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The Journey of a Suitcase is an episode from AirSpace by National Air and Space Museum.

This episode is 24:27 long.

This episode was published on Dec 11, 2025.

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