Vancouver International Airport has rolled out a fleet of "new and improved" baggage carts — and a slick video to promote them.
Sporting a "sleek, upright, ergonomic design," the 3,000 carts feature major upgrades, the airport says.
They're nine kilograms lighter than the old model. A new handbrake makes them safer. And the wheels are made of "dual composite rubber for better grip and durability," according to the airport.
"Precision bearings make for better manoeuvrability."
The high-performance carts are free to use terminal-wide, as the old ones were.
MORE National ARTICLES
Gang crime unit responds as Vancouver home hit in late-night, targeted shooting
Const. Brian Montague says bullets were fired at an east Vancouver home at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night....
Gang crime unit responds as Vancouver home hit in late-night, targeted shooting
B.C.'s coroner says one inquest will be held for two deadly sawmill blasts
B.C.'s Coroners' Service has announced it will hold a single public inquest into the deaths of four sawmill workers who died in separate explosions in 2012....
B.C.'s coroner says one inquest will be held for two deadly sawmill blasts
B.C. government orders mine to plug further release from tailings pond
The company that owns a gold and copper mine in British Columbia where a tailings pond burst, sending a massive wave of water and potentially toxic...
B.C. government orders mine to plug further release from tailings pond
B.C. boosts addictions research and treatment with $3 million in funding
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is boosting funding for addictions research and treatment in the province, with money directed at testing of a drug that...
B.C. boosts addictions research and treatment with $3 million in funding
First water test results from breached tailings pond expected today
An early assessment of the environmental impact of a mine tailings pond failure in British Columbia is expected today when the first water-testing results may be released....
First water test results from breached tailings pond expected today
Police arrest 3 after seizing drugs concealed in rice sacks from India
Three Ontario residents are facing charges after police say they found large amounts of a "rave" drug and an amphetamine precursor hidden in rice sacks shipped from India....