baggage claim

Meaning

Baggage claim is the designated area in an airport arrival terminal where passengers collect their checked luggage after a flight. It usually features moving conveyor belts (carousels) labeled with flight numbers. It is one of the first places travelers head to after passing through passport control.

Examples

• We need to go to baggage claim to get our suitcases.

  We need to go to baggage claim to get our suitcases.

• Which carousel is our luggage on at the baggage claim?

  Which carousel is our luggage on at the baggage claim?

• I waited at the baggage claim for an hour, but my bag didn't arrive.

  I waited at the baggage claim for an hour, but my bag didn't arrive.

• Follow the signs to the baggage claim after you exit the plane.

  Follow the signs to the baggage claim after you exit the plane.

• The baggage claim area was crowded with passengers from three different flights.

  The baggage claim area was crowded with passengers from three different flights.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to collect my bags at the luggage take room.

  ✓ I need to collect my bags at baggage claim.

  There is no such term as 'luggage take room'. The standard, universally recognized term is 'baggage claim' or 'luggage reclaim'.

• ✗ Where is the bags claim?

  ✓ Where is the baggage claim?

  'Baggage' is an uncountable noun here, so it must be singular 'baggage claim', not plural 'bags claim'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• After we land, we will meet you near the ___.

  💡 The area where you pick up your suitcases.

  Show answer

  baggage claim

• Look at the screen to see which carousel at the ___ is ours.

  💡 The luggage pickup area at an airport.

  Show answer

  baggage claim