The invention concerns a system for the handling of baggage in airports, where the passenger hands over his baggage on check-in and collects it at the place of arrival. The system includes a check-in area (12) for baggage (11) with means for marking and sorting of the main baggage and the transit baggage, means (13, 15) for transport of the baggage, a buffer (17) for main baggage and a buffer (14) for transit baggage, and means (16) for the continuous transport of baggage (11) from the buffers (14, 17) and out to the airplanes (30) in the departure area (20-23).