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8 December 2011 | By Stefano Dolci, Head of BHS Management, SEA - Milan Airports
The handling of baggage is a very important activity within an airport. One of the main concerns of passengers (and carriers) is to be able to find their baggage on arrival. For this reason the mishandled baggage rate (that is baggage not loaded into the correct plane and shipped afterwards…
11 April 2011 | By Michael Rumpf, Senior Project Consultant, Baggage Operations at Muscat and Salalah airports, Oman
When planning for a new BHS (Baggage Handling System) I recommend looking at your bags as if they were customers. Similar to a study on passenger profiles for a new terminal, an analysis of bags should be done. The dimensions, typical shapes, materials, per Pax ratio, even content will get…
3 April 2007 | By Dave Tomber, Planning Program Manager, Seattle-Tacoma International
Baggage systems play a critically important part in airport operations. The visibility of baggage systems to executive management has only heightened with the implementation of federally mandated inline screening systems. Yet, baggage systems remain a headache for airports, airlines, and the Transportation Security Administration. More puzzling is the unfortunate reality…
26 February 2014 | By Rien Scholing, Project Manager and Senior Consultant of Logistics, Tebodin Consultants & Engineers
Efficient baggage handling does not necessarily mean mechanisation and automation. Rien Scholing takes a total process view of baggage handling at airports...
6 March 2019 | By Andrew Price
It has been a busy few years for baggage. Resolution 753, which introduced baggage tracking as a common industry capability, came into effect on 1 June 2018. The run up to its introduction involved a lot of work ensuring that airlines and airports were aware of the new tracking requirements.…
ON-DEMAND| By International Air Transport Association (IATA)
To conclude IATA’s 2019 webinar series dedicated to baggage tracking, RFID and modern baggage messaging, this last session focused on where the industry is at and what can be expected as we move towards 2020. Participants were given an overview of the important milestones achieved in 2019, which notably included…
16 October 2015 | By Andrew Price
In June 2013, there were several new resolutions for baggage that appeared in the IATA Passenger Services Conference Resolution Manual. One is a brief text that describes baggage tracking, but it is set to make big changes in the industry. Resolution 753 packs a lot into a small space. The…
7 March 2019 | By Nadine Vennat
A new baggage handling system at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2E saw the beginning of operations in May 2018. Airport operator Groupe ADP’s project scope was to create an automated sortation system that collected the baggage from the six eastern check-in groups in Terminal 2E for transport to Satellite…
12 June 2020 | By Tara Nolan (International Airport Review)
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, home baggage collection was being discussed by many. Now, could one argue its case is stronger?
ON-DEMAND| By International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Following on from the first two webinars of this series - which introduced the IATA RFID priority and highlighted some successful deployments - this session will cover the messaging aspect as baggage is moved according to messages that are sent from the airline Departure Control System (DCS) to the baggage…
17 November 2016 | By International Airport Review
BEUMER Group UK has completed the installation of a new CrisBag Early Bag Store (EBS) and baggage handling system as part of Gatwick Airport's £186 million redevelopment...
7 March 2019 | By International Airport Review
With changes to the Ryanair and Wizz Air baggage regulations, concerning a limitation in free cabin baggage, Lithuanian Airports has seen a sharp increase in the percentage of checked baggage.
19 December 2018 | By International Airport Review
With passenger numbers continuing on their exponential increase, the baggage that these passengers carry is expected to increase at the same rate. To deal with such pressure on the current system, the industry must develop. From the checking-in of baggage off-airport, to autonomous processing systems, baggage handling must adapt, just…
10 December 2019 | By International Airport Review
Within this baggage handling in-depth focus, a sustainable, cost-efficient, customer-centric baggage operation is investigated; a first-of-its-kind robotic system evaluated; and new Baggage Acceptance Rules detailed.
4 March 2020 | By Andrew Price
A sustainable, cost-efficient, customer-centric baggage operation is achievable, if the industry is willing to openly collaborate, discusses Andrew Price, Head of Global Baggage Operations at IATA.
