Passengers flying with Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines can use the electronic BAGTAG device instead of traditional paper tags.
REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Passengers flying with Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines can use the electronic BAGTAG device instead of traditional paper tags.
AA passengers flying from London Heathrow to the United States can now have their luggage securely checked-in from any London address.
Cathay Pacific says the introduction of self-service technology at Gatwick Airport can reduce the check-in and bag drop process to less than 60 seconds.
Fiji Airways’ Rowan Chalmers discusses the Resort Check-in service, which allows passengers to check-in themselves and their bags in the hotel lobby.
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Frontline staff in the baggage reclaim hall at Frankfurt Airport can now provide immediate assistance to passengers whose bags have been mishandled.
IATA and Airlines for America have launched a global baggage tracking campaign with the goal of reducing mishandled bags and increasing efficiency.
Twelve self-service kiosks and four bag drop desks have been installed within the easyJet check-in area at Bristol Airport.
Delta Air Lines has announced an investment in four self-service bag drop machines, one of which will be equipped with facial recognition technology.
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According to the SITA Baggage Report 2017, the rate of mishandled bags in 2016 was 5.73 per thousand passengers – a 12.25% reduction on 2015.
Qatar Airways has achieved compliance with IATA Resolution 753 at Hamad International Airport more than a year ahead of the deadline.
Passengers flying with Eurowings are the first to be able to make use of a new self-service bag drop system at Stuttgart Airport.
Passengers flying with Alaska Airlines, Delta, Southwest, United, American and JetBlue have the option of using the remote bag drop facilities.
Samsonite is trialling a new longer battery life and wider range technology called Narrowband-IoT with Vodafone, as an additional option for Track&Go.
45 mobile self-service check-in kiosks have been installed at Auckland Airport, as the airport plans for expected record passenger throughput this summer.
SWISS has become only the second network carrier in Europe to receive the IATA Fast Travel Platinum Award, in recognition of its self-service efforts.
Adelaide Airport will introduce new check-in kiosks and bag drop units, as the airport moves to a common-use self-service platform.
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