Travel: Paradise, Baggage-Wise

The airline passenger's second greatest fear usually is for his luggage. Most of the time he hauls his bags to the counter, waits in line to have them weighed and ticketed, and watches them lurch away, neurotically convinced they will be dented beyond recognition or sent on the wrong plane to the wrong place. At the other end of a trip, he mills around in the baggage claim area, waiting for what seems like a longer time than the duration of the flight itself. Last week, at Los Angeles' new International Airport, United Air Lines launched a completely...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!