A conveyor system for transferring transport items between a transport unit and a loading area or an unloading belt of a baggage handling conveyor system in an airport, said conveyor system comprising: a rail assembly for placement adjacent said loading area or unloading belt, and at least one transfer conveyor for placement on, and moving along said rail assembly - said rail assembly comprising: a guide rail for guiding said transfer conveyor along said rail assembly, and a mounting means for mounting said rail assembly between said transport unit and said loading area or unloading belt, wherein said transfer conveyor comprises: a carrying means having a transfer conveyor medium (22, 23) for transporting and supporting said transport items, and a first frame constituting a conveyor frame for supporting said transfer conveyor medium (22, 23), said transfer conveyor medium (22, 23) comprising an outer surface for facing said transport items, said transfer conveyor further comprising: a first end, and a second end opposite said second end, characterized in that, said transfer conveyor medium being made of a material for providing a static friction between said carrying means and said transport items when said transport items are in contact with said transfer conveyor medium, and in that said transfer conveyor further comprises: a motor for driving said conveyor medium such that said transports items are assisted onto said carrying medium by means of said material and moved between said first end and said second end as said conveyor medium is driven by said motor. a rail assembly for placement adjacent said loading area or unloading belt, and at least one transfer conveyor for placement on, and moving along said rail assembly - said rail assembly comprising: a guide rail for guiding said transfer conveyor along said rail assembly, and a mounting means for mounting said rail assembly between said transport unit and said loading area or unloading belt, - said rail assembly comprising: a guide rail for guiding said transfer conveyor along said rail assembly, and a mounting means for mounting said rail assembly between said transport unit and said loading area or unloading belt, a guide rail for guiding said transfer conveyor along said rail assembly, and a mounting means for mounting said rail assembly between said transport unit and said loading area or unloading belt, wherein said transfer conveyor comprises: a carrying means having a transfer conveyor medium (22, 23) for transporting and supporting said transport items, and a first frame constituting a conveyor frame for supporting said transfer conveyor medium (22, 23), said transfer conveyor medium (22, 23) comprising an outer surface for facing said transport items, said transfer conveyor further comprising: a first end, and a second end opposite said second end, characterized in that, said transfer conveyor medium being made of a material for providing a static friction between said carrying means and said transport items when said transport items are in contact with said transfer conveyor medium, and in that said transfer conveyor further comprises: a motor for driving said conveyor medium such that said transports items are assisted onto said carrying medium by means of said material and moved between said first end and said second end as said conveyor medium is driven by said motor.