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Baggage: number of AKE containers per departure

How many AKE containers should we place out for departure?

Answer: Before a widebody departure baggage hall must know how many AKE containers to put forward for sorting. Number depends on how many passengers how many suitcases they have on average on that specific route and how many suitcases fit in one AKE. Some suitcases can go as loose cargo (bulk) in rear cargo hold eg late suitcases and prams. Calculator uses your own experience figures and rounds up to whole containers.

Formula

Kufferter i alt = passagerer × kufferter pr. passager

Kufferter i containere = kufferter i alt − løs last

AKE-containere = kufferter i containere ÷ kufferter pr. AKE, rundet op

Eksempel: 260 × 1,2 = 312 kufferter − 20 i bulk = 292 ÷ 40 = 7,3, altså 8 containere

Symbols and units in the formula
Symbol	Meaning	Unit
pax	Passengers with checked baggage	pax
kuf_pr_pax	Suitcases per passenger (your figure for the route)	stk.
kuf_pr_ake	Cubaiture per AKE (your experience figure)	stk.
bulk	Cubaiture that go as loose load (bulk)	stk.
=	AKE containers	stk.
=	Cubaiture in total	stk.
=	Cubaiture in containers	stk.
=	Filling containers on average	%

Validity and source

Source: Cargo planning of baggage in LD3/AKE from your own figures for baggage per passenger and per container

Does not apply when

Keep transfer priority and crew baggage in separate containers per procedure. Can give more containers than calculation. Aircraft container positions and load plan from loadcontrol determines how many can come with.

Worked example

The calculator's own default values inserted. The figures are calculated with exactly the formula the tool uses.

Substituted

Passengers with checked baggage260 pax
Suitcases per passenger (your figure for the route)1.20 stk.
Cubaiture per AKE (your experience figure)40 stk.
Cubaiture that go as loose load (bulk)20 stk.

Giver

AKE containers8 stk.
Cubaiture in total312 stk.
Cubaiture in containers292 stk.
Filling containers on average91 %

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Sådan bruger du den

Du bruger den før en widebody-afgang, når bagagehallen skal stille AKE-containere frem.

Step by step

Find antal passagerer med indchecket bagage.
Gang med kufferter pr. passager for ruten.
Træk det, der går som løs last, fra.
Del med kufferter pr. AKE, og rund op.

Typical errors

At glemme transfer- og prioritybagage i egne containere.
At bruge et tal for kufferter pr. passager fra en anden rute.
At runde ned.

Examples from everyday life

Afgang til New York

260 passagerer har indchecket bagage, med 1,2 kufferter i snit. I får 40 i en AKE, og 20 går som løs last.

Passengers with checked baggage: 260 pax
Suitcases per passenger (your figure for the route): 1.2 pcs.
Cubaiture per AKE (your experience figure): 40 pcs.
Cubaiture that go as loose load (bulk): 20 pcs.

It means: Bagagen er i alt 312 pcs., heraf 292 pcs. i containere. Stil 8 pcs. AKE frem. De bliver i snit 91 % fyldt.

Charter med meget bagage

290 passagerer på en charter til Thailand har 1,6 kufferter i snit. I får 42 i en AKE, og 25 går løst.

Passengers with checked baggage: 290 pax
Suitcases per passenger (your figure for the route): 1.6 pcs.
Cubaiture per AKE (your experience figure): 42 pcs.
Cubaiture that go as loose load (bulk): 25 pcs.

It means: Bagagen er i alt 464 pcs., så du skal stille 11 pcs. AKE frem. Tjek med loadcontrol, at flyet har positioner nok.

Rule of thumb

40 kufferter pr. AKE og 1,2 kufferter pr. passager giver ca. én AKE pr. 33 passagerer.

How to check the answer

Containere × kufferter pr. AKE skal være mindst lige så mange som kufferter i containere.