According to one baggage handler, Adam, there are certain suitcases that are “thrown” along the hold when adhering to a fast-paced schedule.

“In my airline, none of our holds are bin loaded, so we have to manually stack the bags inside each hold, and they can get fairly long,” he began to explain on a Reddit thread.

“If your bag has at least two high-quality wheels, then it allows us to roll them down the hold quickly, making it easier for us.

“Otherwise, we have to throw the bags in order to keep to the scheduled times.”

The problem is, should there be valuable and precious belongings inside the suitcase, there’s a chance the items could break.

Aside from not having any wheels at all, even having a four-wheeled suitcase could be problematic. Any sticky wheels, even just one on a four-wheel suitcase, is going to cause some issues.

Instead of fighting with the suitcase to walk down the hold, any four-wheeled suitcase that is a bit dodgy is likely to be thrown around for ease.

“To stop stuff getting damaged, you want to have a bag that has four good wheels, with soft lining on the inside and a hard outer shell,” said Adam.

“The wheels are important because we tend to throw those bags less when inside the hold of an aircraft, and the other features help keep your stuff cushioned.”

As for keeping luggage safe from being picked up by the wrong hands, Adam’s advice is to make use of tags.

“We see a lot of bags that look exactly identical to one another going on the same flight,” Adam cautioned.

“One good way I’ve seen is to put your own tag on the bag with your name and address, so that you can read this and make sure it’s yours.”