Planes and suitcases, a history of historic fines for problems of all kinds for travelers and a perfect excuse to add rates and more rates. While in Europe – and in Spain – we debate abusive practices with hand luggage, Japan is looking for a way to avoid overcrowding of suitcases at its airport.

The solution? A luggage delivery service directly from the plane to the hotel where we stay. As long as we go to checkout to receive this service, of course.

A problem with suitcases. Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, is one of the busiest in the world. According to data from last yearwelcomes nearly 60 million passengers annually. This is many, many suitcases to transport from the plane to the baggage carousels.

To alleviate the burden on this system, Japan Airlines is offering a new service through which it is possible to transport luggage directly from arrivals to the hotel where we are staying.

A measure that will allow decongestion at the airport, both in terms of suitcases and the thousands of passengers waiting on the conveyor belts to collect them.

You have to go through the checkout. This service costs 4,500 yen – slightly less than 30 euros at the exchange rate – per suitcase. The company promises that these will be delivered to the hotel on the same day of landing, regardless of weather conditions or traffic delays.

We don’t even have to fly with Japan Airlines. The company allows all passengers, regardless of the airline they use, to use it.

Hotel and only hotel. The main restriction of the service has to do with our accommodation. This, yes or yes, must be a hotel. If we stay in an AirBNB, private house or any type of accommodation that is not strictly a hotel, the service will not be available.

This service will be available from 4am to 6pm, Tokyo local time, every day. Deliveries, at least at the launch of the service, will be made throughout 14 of Tokyo’s 23 neighborhoods, covering the main tourist areas.

The war on luggage. Carry-on luggage is one of the main headaches for airports and airlines. Today, Air Canada puts an end to free baggage, of any kind. It has been the first to declare war on hand luggage, with the only exception of being able to carry a laptop in its case, as well as wheelchairs.