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FTE editor Ryan Ghee was on-site at Madrid-Barajas Airport for the launch of My Bag Tag by Iberia – the first airline to permanently implement home-printed bag tags.
BA is to trial an electronic bag tag. Customers simply hold their smartphone over the tag, which updates with a unique barcode containing their flight details.
Travellers at Scotland’s busiest airport can now check in their bags in just 30 seconds with the launch of its latest state-of-the-art facility, the UK’s first multi-airline bag drop.
The aircraft manufacturer has made a next-generation step in baggage technology with the unveiling of its innovative ‘smart’ luggage prototype, which features an embedded RFID chip that can be tracked using the ‘Find my Bag’ function of the bag’s accompanying iPhone app.
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Melbourne Airport is introducing state-of-the-art self-service technology for its passengers as part of a $1 billion expansion.
Vanderlande will supply state-of-the-art baggage handling equipment to Guarulhos, Brazil’s busiest airport, ahead of the World Cup in 2014.
Iberia’s Project Ágora is creating a seamless travel experience at Madrid-Barajas Terminal 4. A current focus is on baggage innovations at check-in & arrivals.
Passengers flying with United Airlines can now meet their luggage at their hotel, with a new same-day delivery service option that allows travellers to skip baggage claim upon arrival at their destination.
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Air New Zealand has installed new fast track kiosks at Sydney Airport, allowing select international passengers to print their own bag tags along with their boarding pass.
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.
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.
SITA’s BagManager technology has been implemented by SATS at Singapore Changi to manage the 15 million bags it handles each year.
Warsaw Chopin Airport has installed 15 new common use self-service kiosks, which allow passengers to check-in and self-tag their bags.
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