Who was the heroic baggage handler at the attempted Glasgow airport car-bombing?
John Smeaton (born 1976) amongst 13 candidates. Smeaton's by-election campaign was the subject of a BBC One documentary titled "Make Me an MP", aired on 18 November 2009. John Smeaton (born 1976) John Smeaton (born Bishopton, Renfrewshire in 1976) is a former baggage handler at Glasgow Airport. He became involved in thwarting the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. Smeaton lives in Erskine, Renfrewshire, a town outside the city and near the airport. Brought up in Erskine, he was educated at Park Mains High School. Smeaton stood as an Independent candidate in the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election. Smeaton, a baggage handler, was off duty when
Baggage handler Baggage handler In the airline industry, a baggage handler is a person who loads and unloads baggage (suitcases or luggage), and other cargo (airfreight, mail, counter-to-counter packages) for transport via aircraft. With most airlines, the formal job title is "fleet service agent/clerk", though the position is commonly known amongst airline employees as a "ramp agent", due to the job's location on the airport ramp (tarmac). Within the airline industry, a baggage handler is often referred to as a "rampie" or "ramper": one who handles cargo on the "ramp" (the Aircraft Operations Area or AOA; outside the airline industry, the ramp