July 01, 2004
Delta Commits to RFID Luggage Tracking
Delta Airlines is prepared to spend $15 - $25 million rolling out a nationwide RFID luggage tracking system throughout the United States. They expect to save $100 million annually.
ZDNet reports:
"Delta ran a trial of the system earlier this year on flights from its base in Atlanta to Jacksonville, Fla., and the company says it can track bags 100 percent of the time. The airline has suggested that it may later give customers the opportunity to track their own bags.
"Tag readers will be located in several places: at check-in counters, along conveyer belts leading to the areas where baggage handlers work, and at the entrance to airplane cargo holds." Read more
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