Fast Bag Drops are an integral part of Terminal 5’s baggage system. Once you check-in, online or at a Check-in Kiosk, simply drop your bags off at one of up to 96 Fast Bag Drop and go straight through security.
In the world’s busiest airport you need to feel confident that while you’re heading through security and to your aircraft, your bag is doing the same. The Terminal 5 baggage system gives you that peace of mind.
18km of conveyer belts and intelligent baggage carts running on 4.5km of rails take your bag to your gate in around 15 minutes - particularly impressive given the size of Terminal 5. High-tech hoists take your baggage and inject it into the baggage system.
Tracking technology means we always know where your baggage is. The new system can easily cope with longer items such as golf clubs. Last minute baggage can be sent automatically via a series of tunnels straight to the gate.
Overall, the system can handle 12,000 bags an hour, moving them as fast as 30mph.
