The person that took this photo was not the actual owner of this unique type of checked-in luggage. He was just minding his own thing, waiting for his bag to line up, when he saw this thing going on the line. Looking at this photo makes you wonder why would someone do something like this? Of all the things in the world, why would they bring a stuck to an airplane?
It is not known whether the place really flew with the stick in it, or whether someone had placed it on the luggage line after the plane landed - as a way to troll and amuse the other passengers. In any case, he did succeed in making us laugh, which is always a good thing. Perhaps next time he can even bring a complete branch with sub-branches to his plane ride.