Carrying or pulling your suitcase around an airport could soon become a thing of the past as one company is developing a robotic suitcase that follows its owner around.
Carrying or pulling your suitcase around an airport could soon become a thing of the past as one company is developing a robotic suitcase that follows its owner around.
A self-service bag drop trial has commenced at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3, allowing passengers to tag and check-in their own bags without assistance from an agent.
A total of 19 self-service bag drop systems will be in place at Munich Airport by the end of November, while 16 new units will be installed at Frankfurt Airport.
A self-service bag drop system has been installed at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, allowing passengers to print their own bag tags either at the airport or at offsite locations.
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Find out more >>Kjeld Zacho Jørgensen, CEO of Billund Airport, explained to FTE how the airport’s new home-printed bag tag solution will revolutionise the passenger experience.
A new system developed by SITA and BCS has been implemented at Brisbane Airport, enabling Jetstar passengers to self-tag and drop off their bags without any assistance.
Iberia has been recognised by IATA for its ongoing efforts to improve baggage handling at Madrid-Barajas Airport as part of the Baggage Improvement Programme.
In an interview with FTE, Thierry Antinori, Executive VP for Passenger Sales Worldwide, Emirates, outlined some of the airline’s initiatives on the ground to improve the passenger experience.
Alaska Airlines and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have partnered on a new self-tagging project, allowing passengers to print and attach their own bag tags.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company has installed a new offsite check-in facility, allowing more passengers to check-in and print their bag tags before arriving at the airport.
Daniel Skjeldam, CCO, Norwegian outlined to FTE how the airline’s new self-service bag drop has performed since implementation and where it will be rolled-out next.
The eighth annual SITA Baggage Report shows that baggage handling improved by 20.3% in 2011, saving airlines a total of $650 million.
With the Olympics fast approaching, Heathrow is planning a number of special measures, including a temporary terminal, offsite check-in, bag drop and volunteers.
Swissport International has launched an innovative self-service baggage solution, which means passengers no longer have to queue to report lost baggage.
British Airways has chosen London City Airport as its second airport location worldwide to offer self-tagging facilities for checked-in baggage.
Montréal-Trudeau has become the first airport in North America to offer passengers self-service bag drop facilities.
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