Airline passenger checks in large stick on London-bound flight

Checked in: The large stick was spotted on the luggage conveyor belt at Stansted Airport
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Laura Proto4 June 2016

An airline passenger made sure they got the most of their baggage allowance by checking in a large stick on a London-bound flight.

The somewhat unusual checked luggage item was spotted on the conveyor belt in the arrivals hall at Stansted Airport by one eagle-eyed Reddit user.

Sharing a photograph of the stick – which was complete with a baggage tag – user future_lard posted: “Someone checked in a stick at the airport…”

More than 2,000 users of the social news website have since commented on the bizarre photograph, with one commenting: “The longest game of fetch ever”.

Many questioned who the owner of the stick was, with one person stating it may have been a dog’s toy while another speculated whether Gandalf from Lord of the Rings had been travelling.

Others simply marvelled at the wooden instrument.

Baev commented: “Good shape, proportions etc” while why_rob_y said: “I would have wrapped it in something.”

A Stansted Airport spokesman told the MailOnline: “Obviously a stick is very unusual item to be seen on a baggage belt at any airport. Although we do see lots of different types of personal luggage that people take on their travels, as long as they meet the strict security standards then it’s okay to travel.

“We did check with our terminal operations team and they’re not aware of this stick being checked in or ever seeing it on a baggage carousel in the arrivals hall. However, the handling of hold baggage is undertaken by an airline’s handling agents, not the airport itself.

“Perhaps we should ask special branch to look in to it.”

It is unknown which flight the stick arrived on.

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