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[WestCoast1]

There was no indication of any strategy in place other than there was no urgency at all and they seemed to be competing as to who could do least work in the time available.

Next time, consider taking a vid clip on your cell phone of the lazy turkeys being lazy, and post in on your FB, just to see how many 'Like's it gets.

At major US hubs in the last year, I have had luggage delays of 45+ minutes during non-peak travel, and at the same airport (and airline, at other non-peak travel time) have had luggage already on the carousel just moments after I arrived at the carousel. Not sure what the rhyme / reason is behind it.

Flew (full A-320) into a large american mid-west airport last year, landing 1 am (outbound flight delay, originally scheduled to land at 10 pm). Once at the carousel area, as the passengers from our flight gathered around our carousel, I noticed that all the carousels were not moving. The TV monitors over each showed no inbound flights, only my carousel showed one flight (mine). We still waited more than an hour for the luggage to start coming out. From the time they turn of the seat-belt sign (that would be approximately when they move in to offload luggage), to arriving at the carousel area (its a walk), is about 15 minutes. If on some flights the luggage shows up on the carousel 20 minutes after the seat belt sign is turned off, and on other flights it takes 60+ minutes (at 1 am), why the difference in delay? My tiny brain wants to know.

Flew recently from Manila to the province on a full (same aircraft type as above) flight. Deplaned down a ladder and walked into the airport's luggage carousel. Five minutes later luggage was showing on the rack. The crew was offloading luggage by the time I was walking down the aircraft ladder (and I was 3rd off the front of the plane, and we were de-planing at both front / back of the plane). That was fast! On the return to Manila, de-planing at the front only, and then the walk to the carousel area, we waited another 20 minutes for our luggage to start showing up (and so lucky for me personally that it took another 20 minutes for my suitcase to show up, only 40 minutes waiting). Rhyme? Reason? Large airport? Small airport? Lazy personnel? Short on personnel?

[GDreams]

Was walking thru Robinsons supermarket at Robinsons Place Ermitra when the biggest rat I have ever seen ran past me and under some freezers. It was the size of a cat!

[Paladin30]

Volcanic eruption or not, baggage in NAIA move like snails. That is the reality we have in the Philippines.

But it's not fair to single us out. I have also experienced more than an hour waiting for my baggage during my vacation in UK last year (Edinburgh Airport).

[DzikaBomba]

I think the whole thing was a random event Dg.

I was watching the guys unloading the trolleys onto the carousel. There was no indication of any strategy in place other than there was no urgency at all and they seemed to be competing as to who could do least work in the time available.

I will accept it as an outlier event given that there was so much disruption caused by the Taal volcano eruption. I must say most other times my bags have arrived quickly enough.

That's not unusual waiting one hour for your baggage. I had to wait for one hour also and that was far before the Volcano (March 2019)!

[Red Kilt]

I have found landing in hub cities that my priority luggage is off loaded last now. Seems like connecting flight baggage is taken care of first. This was not the case a few years ago, my bags would actually best me to the carousel then.

Possibly this was your case. Other scenario might have been a shift change!

I think the whole thing was a random event Dg.

I was watching the guys unloading the trolleys onto the carousel. There was no indication of any strategy in place other than there was no urgency at all and they seemed to be competing as to who could do least work in the time available.

I will accept it as an outlier event given that there was so much disruption caused by the Taal volcano eruption. I must say most other times my bags have arrived quickly enough.

[Dg8787]

I arrived January 15th MNL Terminal 3. I was first off the plane and first in line at Immigration.

Good news ends there.

It took ONE HOUR and FIVE MINUTES (65 f**g minutes) for my bag to come out on the carousel. They have a video monitor now of the baggage handlers unloading the trolleys and hurling bags on to the carousel. There was no action at all for around 15 minutes, then a couple of young guys stroll into view. 2 trolleys arrive and the guys take forever to undo the straps and start loading bags. I kid you not; the trolleys arrived very haphazardly and my bag (marked priority) came out after 65 minutes. I don't know what the problem was. I assume it was too few baggage handlers, trolleys etc for the backlog of flights after the volcano closed the airports.

Luckily I got a Grab car within 5 minutes of emerging from T3 but then it took a further 115 minutes to get home to my condo.

All up. Sydney to Manila = 7 hours 30 min. T3 to home = 3 hours.

I have found landing in hub cities that my priority luggage is off loaded last now. Seems like connecting flight baggage is taken care of first. This was not the case a few years ago, my bags would actually best me to the carousel then.

Possibly this was your case. Other scenario might have been a shift change!

[Thampi62]

BTW, Genesis has moved to the median strip in front of Bay 11. No longer at Bay 14.

Thanks for the information. I regularly travel in it.

[Stykler]

{Snip} I kid you not; the trolleys arrived very haphazardly and my bag (marked priority) came out after 65 minutes. {Snip}

I am advised by those in the industry, that some baggage handlers take great pleasure in unloading luggage marked "Priority" or something similar last. I always travel business and my luggage is generally tagged as priority, but there is certainly no difference from what I can see.

One of the great frustrations of flying, but hey it's a first world problem in a third world country.

[Red Kilt]

Arrived January 15th MNL, terminal 3, 10 pm. No problem with on time arrival. Passport control had long lines. Wait was about 20 minutes.

I arrived January 15th MNL Terminal 3. I was first off the plane and first in line at Immigration.

Good news ends there.

It took ONE HOUR and FIVE MINUTES (65 f**g minutes) for my bag to come out on the carousel. They have a video monitor now of the baggage handlers unloading the trolleys and hurling bags on to the carousel. There was no action at all for around 15 minutes, then a couple of young guys stroll into view. 2 trolleys arrive and the guys take forever to undo the straps and start loading bags. I kid you not; the trolleys arrived very haphazardly and my bag (marked priority) came out after 65 minutes. I don't know what the problem was. I assume it was too few baggage handlers, trolleys etc for the backlog of flights after the volcano closed the airports.

Luckily I got a Grab car within 5 minutes of emerging from T3 but then it took a further 115 minutes to get home to my condo.

All up. Sydney to Manila = 7 hours 30 min. T3 to home = 3 hours.

[Dg8787]

Arrived January 15th MNL, terminal 3, 10 pm. No problem with on time arrival. Passport control had long lines. Wait was about 20 minutes.

Got baggage and was at Genesis bus at 10:40 pm for 11:00 pm departure. Arrived in AC at 1:00 am.

BTW, Genesis has moved to the median strip in front of Bay 11. No longer at Bay 14.

[ShinyCrazy]

Got ready to get a Grab car and go to Abaca Spa in Malate. Figured I should check Manila Tonight for any specials. Guess what. That location is apparently closed due to building ownership problems. Any suggestions for alternatives in the same area? Anyone with experience at SOTA massage or Spa Hiroshima?

[VHappyMassager]

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[GDreams]

Anyone there right now advice reg. The volcano? Is it really bad at the moment? Have a trip next week Mon-Sun to Ang / Manilla planned but can still cancel. Is it still worth going or is the air really bad?

I'm in Malate. Have not noticed anything different. A girl I was banging lives in Imus and they got ash and rocks on the street there, but it is a fair way from Manila.

[AussieGaigin]

Here is a website for news updates on the volcano:

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...lcano-eruption

If it were me, I would change my plans. You don't want to get stuck here for weeks if the volcano really kicks into gear. Something similar happened in Iceland a few years back. Although I suppose they would reroute some flights out of Clark if they could.

Same thing happens with the volcano near Bali. Flights status can change on an hourly basis. There is a level of risk involved even if it appears dormant. Lots of people get stuck there went it suddenly re-activates.

[ShinyCrazy]

Anyone there right now advice reg. The volcano? Is it really bad at the moment? Have a trip next week Mon-Sun to Ang / Manilla planned but can still cancel. Is it still worth going or is the air really bad?

Here is a website for news updates on the volcano:

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...lcano-eruption

If it were me, I would change my plans. You don't want to get stuck here for weeks if the volcano really kicks into gear. Something similar happened in Iceland a few years back. Although I suppose they would reroute some flights out of Clark if they could.