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Baggage Handling Articles
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April, 2013Revolutionising airport baggage processing
Be it the empowering of the passenger through self-service bag drops, the optimisation of centralised baggage management systems, or the facilities enabling travellers to tag their bags from home, rapid developments in airport baggage operations has everyone in the industry wondering what is coming next. Amy Hanna reports on the innovators and the inventions revolutionising baggage processing for airport and passenger.
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October, 2012Self-service – the future of baggage processing
Self-service bag drop has emerged as a key industry trend over the last 12 months with a number of new implementations either recently completed or planned across Europe’s airports. Ryan Ghee reports.
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March, 2012Luggage retail services from Excess Baggage
Excess Baggage has been a luggage retailer at airports since it opened its first outlet at Heathrow back in 1991.
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March, 2012AdP successfully trials self-service baggage system
Having started the trial of its innovative automatic baggage drop off system at Paris-Orly Airport in November, Aéroports de Paris (AdP) is now preparing to introduce the self-service solution on a permanent basis. Ryan Ghee spoke to Sébastien Pichereau, Senior Manager – Airport Capacity Development, AdP.
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April, 2011The impact of the next-generation bag tag
Next-generation bag tags are widely regarded as holding the solution to one of the aviation industry’s largest sources of preventable revenue loss: the lost bag. Ryan Ghee explores the benefits of replacing the traditional bar coded bag tags and the impact on existing baggage handling infrastructure.
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October, 2010Aalborg Airport’s innovative RFID baggage handling system
In June this year, Aalborg Airport adopted a pioneering RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) baggage handling system to cater for the continued increase in passenger traffic. Ryan Ghee spoke to Søren Svendsen, the airport’s CEO, to find out how the system has performed since its implementation.
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March, 2010Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport lead by example on baggage handling
In order to combat the issue of mishandled baggage, Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport have been working in partnership on an innovative Baggage Improvement Programme. Ryan Ghee spoke to Erik Mosch, director of global aircraft handling and baggage processes, Industrial Engineering at Lufthansa.
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March, 2009Making RFID work – the most effective solution to lost baggage?
The missing bag is still a familiar scenario at airports worldwide. According to SITA’S 2008 baggage report, 42 million items of bags disappeared off the radar at airports in 2007. RFID (radio frequency identification) has not yet lived up to its expectations in delivering a pan-industry solution to lost baggage. Louise Driscoll examines RFID’s setbacks and the latest RFID initiatives designed to improve performance.
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