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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. Qantas has uses RFID tags by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Qantas Frequent Fliers are given RFID tags for luggage tages. Results in very simply automatic loading onto conveyor belts where the tags are automatically picked up. The system results in extremely quick checkins - much quicker and smoother than any other airline I have ever flown. Its a brilliant system - however only works for domestic flights.

  2. Re:Sure, join us by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Yes, I work in an Airport."

    You may work in an airport, but your appeal to authority is not helping you now. Parent AC is right.

    The Q Bag Tag is a permanent electronic bag tag designed to facilitate a faster and easier baggage check-in at domestic airports.*

    There's no longer a need to attach a temporary bag tag each time you fly domestically - just drop your bags and go.

    http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/q-bag-tag/global/en

    They work fine, I've been using them for the past year or so.

    --
    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."