Lost Luggage Phobia? BagChip Program Comes To The Rescue
Most likely, it’s happened to you at least once.
But if RFID LTD’s new product is successful, the stress of lost baggage will be a thing of the past.
The Denver company just launched its “BagChip” program, which focuses on using RFID to help airlines lose it (baggage) less often.
It’s been in the works for years – Delta Airlines began testing it in 2004 (back then nearly one percent of baggage, or 800,000 units, was misplaced).
RFID, LTD. To Improve Airline Luggage Routing With BagChip Technology 11/28/2006
Denver, CO - RFID LTD. announces their “BagChip” program has been launched, focusing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as a solution to the airlines monumental “lost baggage” issue.
According to RFID following are some companies began testing:
Delta Airlines began testing the viability of an RFID baggage tracking solution in 2004. Delta then estimated that approximately 0.7 percent of baggage handled is misplaced, which translated into roughly 800,000 bags per year. Transporting those bags to their rightful owners cost the company an estimated $100M annually. Most members of the AMEX Airline Index (AMEX:XAL) have also used RFID in conjunction with baggage handling through their operations at Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport.
Individual travelers will have the opportunity to purchase “BagChip” tags directly from RFID, LTD. “BagChips” will host the travelers name, address and phone number as well a unique numeric id. Airport personnel can quickly scan baggage inventory using hand-held medium range transponders by Alien Technology or Symbol Technologies, Inc. to locate the lost bags at predetermined places within the airport’s baggage system.
Estimated price for a “BagChip” is $10 for the first version of tags that have not been integrated into an airline’s legacy baggage system, according to the company.
SOURCE: RFID LTD. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/rfidnews-4.gif)
