Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Thanks to RFID, losing luggage may soon be a thing of the past

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) each piece of lost luggage costs between $90 and $100 in direct costs to airlines and airports.

In an effort to eliminate these costs, ODIN technologies has developed a scientific RFID study for airline baggage tracking, named the RFID Baggage Tag Benchmark.

The test results incorporated tag sensitivity and power effectiveness and concluded that RFID tags were 99.9% versus the conventional bar code at less than 90%, when used for tracking airline baggage on the high speed conveyors commonly used for returning luggage to their owners.

A dozen airports worldwide are already using RFID tags for baggage tracking and it is expected to increase within the next five years.

If you wish to purchase a copy of the benchmark please visit ODIN’s Web site [end] 

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