baggage drop

Meaning

The specific area or counter at an airport where you hand over your large suitcases to be put in the cargo hold, usually after you have already checked in online or at a kiosk. It is designed to save time by bypassing the main check-in desk queues.

Examples

• I already checked in online, so I just need to find the baggage drop.

  I already checked in online, so I just need to find the baggage drop.

• The line for the baggage drop was surprisingly short this morning.

  The line for the baggage drop was surprisingly short this morning.

• Make sure you print your bag tags before heading to the baggage drop.

  Make sure you print your bag tags before heading to the baggage drop.

• Excuse me, where is the self-service baggage drop for Delta flights?

  Excuse me, where is the self-service baggage drop for Delta flights?

• We almost missed our flight because the baggage drop closed 40 minutes before departure.

  We almost missed our flight because the baggage drop closed 40 minutes before departure.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to put my luggage at the baggage drop off.

  ✓ I need to go to the baggage drop.

  While 'drop-off' refers to the physical area outside where cars drop off passengers, the airport counter inside is simply called the 'baggage drop' or 'bag drop'.

• ✗ Where is the luggage drop machine?

  ✓ Where is the self-service baggage drop?

  Native speakers use the terms 'self-service baggage drop' or 'automated bag drop' rather than calling it a 'luggage drop machine'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• After checking in on your phone, you should take your large suitcases to the ___.

  💡 The designated desk or machine where you leave your checked bags.

  Show answer

  baggage drop

• Is there a self-service ___ for this airline, or do we have to wait in line?

  💡 Two words, starts with the letter 'b'.

  Show answer

  baggage drop