Where the Bags Go ; a Behind-the-Scenes Look at What Happens Before Loading

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Continental Airlines Inc., the top carrier at Newark Liberty International Airport, has joined other carriers in charging most passengers $30 a round trip to check one bag, beginning with today's flights.

That means air travelers will have even more of a vested interest in what happens to their luggage after it disappears on conveyor belts behind the check-in counters.

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Where the Bags Go ; a Behind-the-Scenes Look at What Happens Before Loading

Airline managers recently gave The Record a look at what goes on behind the scenes at Continental's main terminal at Newark, Terminal C, where a computerized "tilt tray" bag-handling system, installed in 2001, helps employees handle up to 70,000 pie...

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