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This website reads:

Don’t Leave Any Loose Ends

Be sure all of the compartments and pockets on your bag are securely zipped and fastened, and don’t leave anything hanging outside of it, such as shoes laced to a handle or backpack straps dangling in all directions. These items can easily get caught on the conveyor belt at the airport and get either destroyed or lost.

Is it possible that the handles of this duffel bag could be caught in a conveyor belt and result in lost luggage?

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If so, should I cut this handles off, or will that infuriate baggage handlers because they will struggle to carry/load it?

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I have flown with many duffel bags as hold luggage and I have never had a problem with the handles. The warning you quote refers mostly to big rucksacks which have thick loose shoulder straps, and maybe even chest and waist straps.

Having said this, if you want to be extra careful with your luggage there are a few options you can consider:

  1. Get a rucksack cover/bag and put your duffel bag in there:

rucksack travel cover

  1. Wrap your luggage in plastic, either at home or using one of the many wrapping services in the airport

  2. Tie the handles together by wrapping them with tape, or use zip ties to hold them together

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