October 18, 2005
IATA uses RFID
IATA is looking toward RFID for savings to the tune of $ 800 million as a part of its “Simplifying the Business” program. It also hopes to improve baggage service by implementing RFID. The IATA baggage working group has been involved with RFID since 1997. It was faced with the issues of cost and standards in deciding upon a frequency for the tags. 2.45 GHz tags were the first to be used but there were issues regarding the power level required to obtain a read range.
Baggage handling suffers due to reasons such as bags arriving early or late, processing delay, and a breakdown in the baggage handling system. The RFID interrogator is not as complex a machine as a bar-code reader and does not cost much. It increases the number of possible read points in a baggage system. rfidjournal.com reports:
A faster process also means bags on the cusp of missing their intended flight have a greater chance of making it to the plane on time, which translates to better service for passengers and savings for the airlines.
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