MEL Airport Bag Drop

[elanshin]

Going through MEL T1 this morning and more than half the automated bag drop kiosks were down. Luckily lines weren't too bad compared with security. I normally HLO domestically so I don't notice but is this a common occurrence?

 

[TheInsider]

but is this a common occurrence?

No. Was it one side or just random ones out?

 

[elanshin]

No. Was it one side or just random ones out?

Both sides had more than half out.

 

[downtheback]

Perth was similar a couple of weeks ago, and it was sporadic which ones were "broken". Sounds like putting off maintenance has caught up with QF (Again).

 

[RichardMEL]

lol! And these are the new ones

 

[encryptededdy]

lol! And these are the new ones

I assume OP means the kiosks with the belts, which iirc haven't changed.

 

[Franky]

Perth was similar a couple of weeks ago, and it was sporadic which ones were "broken". Sounds like putting off maintenance has caught up with QF (Again).

Perth is a little different for QF of course, but are they responsible for that side of things or is it the Airport's responsibility?

 

[TheInsider]

Perth was similar a couple of weeks ago, and it was sporadic which ones were "broken". Sounds like putting off maintenance has caught up with QF (Again).

Nothing to do with maintenance as such. Just the staff on the floor probably haven't cleared an error.
If it was an entire side instead of random machines, then there would be an issue with the belt behind it, and not the actual machines.
If it's random machines in a non sequential order then it's basic error clearing, or out of paper or not turned on.

 

[elanshin]

Nothing to do with maintenance as such. Just the staff on the floor probably haven't cleared an error.
If it was an entire side instead of random machines, then there would be an issue with the belt behind it, and not the actual machines.
If it's random machines in a non sequential order then it's basic error clearing, or out of paper or not turned on.

A whole bunch weren't on, a few were on but erroring.

Just interesting to see as they weren't very clear about it as well, so many people walked up to machines then stand around looking confused.

I half had a thought to walk over to the service desk but a machine opened up as I was contemplating.

 

[downtheback]

Nothing to do with maintenance as such. Just the staff on the floor probably haven't cleared an error.
If it was an entire side instead of random machines, then there would be an issue with the belt behind it, and not the actual machines.
If it's random machines in a non sequential order then it's basic error clearing, or out of paper or not turned on.

They were switched off (nothing on the screens) with a temporary sign (laminated) saying out of order. Make of that what you will...

 

[TheInsider]

They were switched off (nothing on the screens) with a temporary sign (laminated) saying out of order. Make of that what you will...

Then they would've been reported to IT to fix something up.