stackyFACTSBehind all the computerized check-in kiosks and automated belts, the final step of getting your suitcase onto the plane involves a guy literally crawling around in a tiny cargo hold, chucking bags like heavy bricks. It is backbreaking manual labor keeping the global travel network functioning.
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