David Savastano, Editor04.20.22
Travelers have plenty of frustrations at the airport. Misplaced luggage is high among those. The aggravation for passengers is understandable; people going on a business trip or vacation don’t want to be without their luggage. This might require them to go pick up changes of clothing, toiletries and more. This leads to dissatisfaction among passengers.
However, airports also share in the frustration. First, the airlines have to locate the lug-gage, and then they have to bring it to either the hotel or the traveler’s home. This could cost hundreds of dollars in time and expenses.
To reduce that, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been interested in how RFID technology could reduce the number of bags being misplaced. RFID has some key advantages over barcodes, as RFID can be read at a distance by readers, and does not require line-of-sight to be read.
As a result, in 2019, the IATA moved forward with a recommendation for RFID. Since then, we have had the COVID-19 pandemic, and air travel shrank. Now that airports are getting busy again, RFID is back on the agenda.
However, airports also share in the frustration. First, the airlines have to locate the lug-gage, and then they have to bring it to either the hotel or the traveler’s home. This could cost hundreds of dollars in time and expenses.
To reduce that, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been interested in how RFID technology could reduce the number of bags being misplaced. RFID has some key advantages over barcodes, as RFID can be read at a distance by readers, and does not require line-of-sight to be read.
As a result, in 2019, the IATA moved forward with a recommendation for RFID. Since then, we have had the COVID-19 pandemic, and air travel shrank. Now that airports are getting busy again, RFID is back on the agenda.
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