A conveyor system for luggage or parcel items comprises an item conveyor for conveying the items and an aligner for aligning the items, the aligner comprising alignment means, such as tilted or slanted belts capable of changing an initial orientation of an item to a subsequent orientation of the item while the item is being conveyed along a general conveying direction of the aligner. A control system is provided for controlling the first and second conveyor elements which are arranged alongside each other and capable of simultaneously engaging an item engaging surface of the item, and individually controllable by the control system to convey at individual speeds to effect rotation of the item around an upright axis.