Although passengers will still have to go to the bag drop area at Heathrow if they are carrying any excess luggage, the service will help business travelers know they have a seat guaranteed before they even get to the airport and also be aware of any last-minute delays.

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Jeff Bauman, who survived but lost both legs, saw the man in the black cap drop his bag.

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He used a self check-in kiosk to board the flight at Heathrow and was allowed through when the document was checked in the bag-drop area.

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Use the grasper to pick up the finger-size appendix, fire the stapler across its base and across the vessels feeding it, drop the severed organ into a plastic bag, and pull it out.

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When they get to the drop point, they just scan their bar code and place the already-tagged bag on the belt.

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You can drop by, give a bag of money to the manager for deposit, and not bother counting the money.

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At airport security, you pull your laptop out if its bag, and (nightmare of nightmares) you drop it by mistake, cracking the screen and ruining the hard drive.

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