в случае с аэропортом лучше

wait with one's bags packed
or even
sit on one's suitcases

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Note added at 2004-01-24 19:49:20 (GMT)
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... flight. We passed our days *sitting on our suitcases*. We at last boarded the Air France Constellation that would take us to Marseilles. ...
www.pindeldyboz.com/rmillus2.htm

... there was no bribing of the border police at 2AM, there was no confusing bus changes and 5 hour layover spent *sitting on our suitcases* looking forlornly at the ...
birdieadventures.blogspot.com/ 2003_07_01_birdieadventures_archive.html

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-01-24 19:50:38 GMT)
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в Вашем случае sit on one\'s suitcases подходит как нельзя лучше