A baggage handler was caught on camera hurling luggage like an Olympic athlete – and it has left social media users divided.
The zoomed-in footage, filmed from a terminal window, shows the ground staff member outside the plane’s rear door.
He can be seen catching items tossed by a colleague and flinging them with Herculean force onto the tarmac.
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The clip, featuring a Qatar Airways wide-body aircraft, was filmed at Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain, as reported by What’s The Jam.
The onlooker joked: “I’ll put this bottle of wine in the suitcase, I don’t think it’ll break…”
Social media users were quick to react.
“This video should reach his company so they can see how well this man works,” one said.
Raquel added: “Is that what we pay for checked baggage for?”
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Mónica vented: “This only happens in Spain. I’ve never seen luggage treated so badly anywhere else, it’s unbelievable.
“Almost every time we come back from a trip, the suitcases arrive wrecked.”
Analú said: “Honestly, that’s a disgrace.
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“I’m sure there are plenty of unemployed people who would be happy to do that job properly.”
But not everyone was convinced the baggage handler was in the wrong.
“For those who’ve never flown or even seen a plane and criticise without knowing: they’re just taking out the blankets to clean the cabin, it’s not luggage,” one commenter pointed out.
Pablo added: “Suitcases aren’t unloaded at the passenger doors.”
And Nicolás concluded: “Honestly, I think he’s doing everything right – he’s very efficient at his job.”
Madrid–Barajas Airport and Qatar Airways have been approached for comment.
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