Qatar Airways is the first airline in the Middle East to innovate the passenger journey by introducing electronic bag tags. The concept is being produced and executed by BAGTAG, allowing travellers to check-in baggage using their smartphones.

Qatar Airways is the first airline in the Middle East to innovate the passenger journey by introducing electronic bag tags. The concept is being produced and executed by BAGTAG, allowing travellers to check-in baggage using their smartphones.
FTE’s Head of Baggage Transformation Darin Juby identifies the key trends that will help transform the baggage experience in 2023 and beyond.
Paris Aéroport is installing more than 100 state-of-the-art self-service bag drop units at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports. The technology will mean passengers can drop bags in just 30 seconds.
The FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group (BIWG) has launched a call for expressions of interest for its new proof of concept (POC) initiative, which focuses on permanent bag tags.
In the second part of the FTE Global 2021 Exhibitor & Sponsor Preview, we highlight innovative solutions from the likes of SITA, Vision-Box, Analogic, Lufthansa Systems and many more.
FTE takes a look at a variety of solutions that can help the industry overcome the challenges of COVID-19 – from contactless technologies to biometrics and offsite processing.
A balanced perspective on the issues of security and privacy, and how biometrics identify travellers on the move, enabling greater throughput and better passenger experience, while respecting the traveller’s privacy.
Find out more >>Content plans: Bag tracking, autonomous, automation. Also live-streamed for those members unable to attend in-person.
Find out more >>Content plans: Year in review, PoC summary, and plans for 2024.
Find out more >>Content plans: Proof of Concept (PoC) update, New Member presentations, Peak Holiday Lessons Learned
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Proof of Concept (PoC) update, Sustainability, Tagging and Tracking and new member presentation.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Progressive digital retailing strategies from around the world
Find out more >>Content plans: Proof of Concept (PoC) update, baggage tracking advancements, and new member presentation.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Fraport presentation, autonomous operations, and sustainability.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Pittsburgh International Airport presentation, Autonomous operations & Robotics POC updates.
Find out more >>Content plans: Dublin Airport presentation & POC updates, Innovation for delivering successful summer
Find out more >>Content plans: Retailing innovations in Dublin and discussion around progressive new business models.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, offsite baggage processing, new innovation.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, AI use cases in baggage, new innovation & new member presentation.
Find out more >>Content plans: PoC update, AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Enhancing Hub operations through airport/home carrier collaboration – learnings and idea sharing, Innovation in bag imaging for border processing
Find out more >>Content plans: Retailing innovation in Los Angeles and exploring the utilisation of other new technologies in travel retail.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Bag tracking, autonomous, automation
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Year in review, PoC summary, and plans for 2025
Find out more >>China Southern Airlines passengers on domestic flights from Baiyun International Airport will be able to check in using BAGTAG starting mid-August.
British Airways has launched a self-tagging service at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, allowing passengers to print and attach their own bag tags.
FTE speaks to Billund Airport, British Airways and Edinburgh Airport about the long-term viability of bag drop and home-printed and permanent bag tags.
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.
FTE speaks to Billund Airport, British Airways and Edinburgh Airport about the long-term viability of bag drop and home-printed and permanent bag tags.
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.
Last week we began our countdown of FTE Asia’s 10 trends. Here are five more concepts changing the passenger experience, and not in the ways you might expect.
Passengers departing from MIA can now deposit their bags quicker and easier than ever before
Following the groundbreaking FTE Asia 2013 conference, we take a look at the top 10 concepts, technologies and trends that are transforming the passenger experience as we know it.
The passenger experience of the future is one that is personalised, portable and full of flexibility says IATA’s Head of Passenger Experience Paul Behan, who gave FTE his insight into the airport journey of 2020 ahead of his participation in FTE Asia 2013 in May.
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.
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