IATA Launches 10-Year Global Baggage Roadmap to Revolutionize Baggage Operations and Improve Passenger Experience

(IN SHORT) IATA has unveiled a 10-year Global Baggage Roadmap to modernize baggage operations, aiming to improve operational efficiency and meet passenger expectations. The roadmap focuses on three main pillars: enhancing baggage information exchange, introducing advanced baggage tracking and automation technologies, and streamlining the baggage claim process. This initiative is designed to provide passengers with… Read the full news article

IATA Highlights Safety, Standardization, and Sustainability Priorities at 2025 Ground Handling Conference

(IN SHORT) IATA unveiled four key priorities for the future of ground handling during the 2025 IATA Ground Handling Conference in Nairobi: safety, global standardization, baggage operations, and sustainability. The focus is on embedding safety in every action, standardizing global processes, enhancing baggage operations, and driving a sustainable and inclusive future for aviation ground handling…. Read the full news article

Air France and Paris Aéroport collaborate to implement the use of RFID technology for baggage tracking

Paris, France, 2019-Aug-06 — /Travel PR News/ — As from 2020, Air France will ensure baggage tracking at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport using tags equipped with RFID chips in cooperation with Paris Aéroport. Air France is one of the very first airlines in the world to have decided, in collaboration with Paris Aéroport, to implement the… Read the full news article

IATA and Airlines for America launch campaign on baggage tracking

Montreal, Canada, 2017-Jul-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for America(A4A), have launched a year-long global campaign related to baggage tracking with the goal of reducing mishandled bags in addition to increasing efficiency in baggage operations. Annually, more than 4 billion bags are carried by airlines globally. Less than 0.43… Read the full news article