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Radio Frequency Technology for Baggage Management

Vision

  • Auto identifying bags using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) mean that mishandled bags are a hassle of the past.

Benefits

Cost Benefits

  • A major airline may handle up to 70 million pieces of baggage per year
  • Of these an average of 0.7% are mishandled
  • RFID will reduce that by 30%-40% bringing down service recovery costs
  • Greater efficiency in off-loading baggage for no-show passengers

Consumer benefits

  • More reliable baggage handling
  • Fewer delays from no-show passengers
  • Fewer mishandled bags

Implementation

RFID technology exists today

Costs of RFID are being driven down by volume purchasing

  • Supply chain giants like Wal-Mart, the US Department of Defense and Tesco are adopting RFID for their inventory handling processes

IATA's Action List

  • Lead development of an implementation strategy involving all stakeholders (ground handlers, airports, airlines etc.)
  • Achieve an industry standard for RFID implantation
  • Ensure that RFID efficiency gains are shared by cargo and passenger operations