Exploring how permanent bag tags, home-printed bag tags, baggage delivery, remote bag drop and lost baggage services can improve the passenger experience.

Exploring how permanent bag tags, home-printed bag tags, baggage delivery, remote bag drop and lost baggage services can improve the passenger experience.
IATA’s Head of Baggage Services Andrew Price discusses the latest on permanent bag tags, the 10-digit license plate and the InBag programme.
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.
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.
FTE caught up with Flybe CEO Jim French, who explained why more self-service options, less check-in desks and more security checkpoints would all play a part in his “dream airport”.
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.
Warsaw Chopin Airport has installed 15 new common use self-service kiosks, which allow passengers to check-in and self-tag their bags.
In the first part of our FTE 2012 Exhibition Preview, we round-up what you can expect to see from Type22, SITA, ALSTEF, IBM, Kaba and Boon Edam.
American Airlines has launched a new baggage delivery service that allows passengers to bypass baggage reclaim and have their bags delivered to a home address.
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.
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