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Baggage handling

Baggage handling is the process of transporting passenger luggage from a check-in counter at a departure airport, onto a plane cargo hold and then to a collection point at an arrival airport.

A baggage handling system (BHS) is made up of a number of different processes and checks. A BHS is designed to count bags, check weights of bags, balance loads, screen suitcases for security reasons, transport bags through an airport conveyor belt system and read bag information automatically.

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Baggage Handling Systems Companies

4 July 2015 | By International Airport Review

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Effective training for ground operations necessary for skill set

29 May 2015 | By Tim Meagher

Tim Meagher, Ground Operations Inspector with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) examines the changing face of ground operations and how training can be optimised to ensure safety and make the most of changing skills demands.

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South Korea’s first self bag drop service introduced at Incheon Airport

22 May 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Incheon International Airport Company (IIAC) has introduced South Korea’s first self bag drop service at a ceremony on 20 May 2015.

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SITA supplies integrated passenger and baggage processing to Indian airports

16 October 2014 | By SITA

More than 50 million passengers at 25 airports across India can now use SITA’s common-use self-service technology to check in at the airport quickly and easily. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has collaborated with the air transport IT specialist to deploy this new technology as part of its ongoing…

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Halifax Stanfield makes airport history

8 August 2014 | By Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Halifax Stanfield International Airport is the first airport in North America to offer self-serve baggage drop for all passengers...

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Cofely: uDrop, the self-service bag drop solution, now on trial in the Charles de Gaulle airport

7 August 2014 | By Cofely Airport Services

Cofely Airport Services announced the implementation of a trial program at Charles De Gaulle airport...

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Baggage Handling: A more efficient process

17 June 2014 | By Andrew Price

IATA’s pioneering ‘InBag’ program will help to deliver a 20 per cent efficiency improvement in baggage operations. Head of Airport Operations, Andrew Price, provides an overview.

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AAAE questions airline opposition to local airport investment as baggage fee collections skyrocket

6 May 2014 | By The American Association of Airport Executives

With ancillary fee collections adding nearly $6.2 billion to airline coffers in 2013 according to just-released Department of Transportation data, the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) questioned the continued opposition of U.S. carriers...

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Airport security: Standard 3 at Nice Côte d’Azur

16 April 2014 | By Marc Terraillon, Head of Security and Safety, Nice Cote d'Azur Airport

In April 2014, Nice Côte d’Azur will become the first airport in continental Europe to screen all checked baggage through Standard 3. Marc Terraillon, Head of Security and Safety, provides an overview of the implementation.

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Baggage handling: Achieving operational excellence

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...

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Securing the cargo industry

3 October 2012 | By Harald Zielinski, Head of Security and Environmental Management, Lufthansa Cargo AG

Security continues to be a major issue within aviation. Passenger screening often gets the spotlight but the process of overseeing efficient cargo operations whilst maintaining tight security procedures is also an important aspect of the sector. Mark Glover from International Airport Review, spoke to Harald Zielinski, Chief Security Officer Cargo…

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Stansted’s sporting legacy

1 June 2012 | By Tim Hawkins, Planning and Regulatory Director, London Stansted Airport

London Stansted Airport is delighted to be an official provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is very proud to be one of the first to say ‘hello’ to the thousands of visitors and spectators arriving in the United Kingdom. The Games are a unique and amazing…

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Australia’s busiest airport aims high

29 March 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review

Located in the suburb of Mascot, Sydney, Australia’s busiest airport, served over 26 million passengers in 2010 and is a primary hub for the country’s major airline Qantas and a secondary hub for Virgin Australia and Jetstar Airways...

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Let the Games begin

29 March 2012 | By Michael Rumpf, Senior Project Consultant, Baggage Operations at Munich Airport Consulting

Handling the traffic of an Olympic Games is a challenge for airports. Not only the volume but also the nature and the special needs of Olympic passengers pose problems for airports and call for special operational procedures to be set up. Having had experience of overseeing the baggage of teams…

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Keeping baggage safe

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…

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