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British Airways Set To Bring Luggage Tags Into the 21st Century

Posted by Soulskill on from the your-bags-will-automatically-tweet-as-they're-getting-lost dept.

Zothecula writes "Most people would probably agree that air travel still has plenty of room for improvement, particularly when it comes to actually checking in and getting on the plane. For its part, British Airways is now taking steps to speed up the whole process on its end and is even testing a digital alternative to the traditional paper luggage tag. The airline recently produced an electronic luggage tag that travelers can update themselves with a smartphone and re-use over and over."

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  1. Obligatory by vikingpower · · Score: 1, Funny

    In Soviet Britain, your luggage bags YOU !

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  2. Re:Sure, join us by nospam007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Welcome to the 21st century...Qantas and a number of other airlines have already been doing this for some time, where is the news?"

    With this one, you can see yourself on your smartphone that your luggage is in Guam instead of where you are.