Future Travel Experience (FTE) is excited to announce that AirPortr has signed up as a Strategic Partner of the new FTE Baggage Innovation Working Groups.


Future Travel Experience (FTE) is excited to announce that AirPortr has signed up as a Strategic Partner of the new FTE Baggage Innovation Working Groups.

Austrian Airlines has partnered with railway company ÖBB to trial a new baggage drop-off programme on trains from Linz and Salzburg to Vienna Airport.

The airport has selected Elenium Automation to install its VYGR self-service technology, including 30 portable check-in kiosks and 23 bag drops.

Play your part in transforming the baggage experience and build upon ideas forged by senior executives at PIT, Wizz Air, BIAL, AirAsia, Virgin Atlantic and more.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
Find out more >>Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing – co-located to deliver the region’s most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the “CES of Aviation” taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us for APEX FTE Expo Asia, 18-19 November 2026 – uniting the world in Singapore for the largest end-to-end passenger experience and innovation expo.
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British Airways has teamed up with AirPortr to develop new fast bag drop areas for passengers travelling through London Heathrow’s Terminal 5.

Additional touchless bag drop kiosks will be installed across DFW International Airport, allowing customers to drop their bags using facial recognition.

The trial, launched in partnership with KLM Ground Services and Smart Airport Systems, aims to assess the safety and efficiency of autonomous vehicles.

The key recommendations from the FTE APEX Business Model Transformation Think Tank were unveiled during this week’s Virtual Expo.

Lufthansa Group has launched a new contactless system for passengers to report delayed baggage, avoiding long queues at busy baggage service counters.

Spirit Airlines is introducing biometric check-in which would reduce face-to-face interactions between airline staff and passengers.

Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) has installed a new self bag drop system at Terminal 2 and 3, jointly implemented by Materna IPS and Tokyo Kanetsu.

Avinor has rolled out a touchless travel programme to tackle the impact of COVID-19 and help restore travel confidence ahead of the summer season.

Korean Air has launched a new service on its app which sends out push notifications to inform passengers when their baggage is safely loaded.

In an effort to protect passengers and staff from COVID-19, Bengaluru Airport has introduced contactless technology at all steps of the journey.

Singapore Changi Airport has announced that it is upgrading its Terminal 2 Baggage Handling System to deliver higher reliability and efficiency.

Developed in partnership with Daifuku, Japan Airlines has debuted the self baggage drop system at Haneda Airport Terminal 1 to reduce queuing times.
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