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Guernsey Airport installs first Hold Baggage Scanner
The new HBS system at Guernsey Airport, which is being installed into its final position, will remove the need for random manual searches of hold baggage by security staff.
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Baggage handling is the process of transporting passenger luggage from a check-in counter at a departure airport, onto a plane cargo hold and then to a collection point at an arrival airport.
A baggage handling system (BHS) is made up of a number of different processes and checks. A BHS is designed to count bags, check weights of bags, balance loads, screen suitcases for security reasons, transport bags through an airport conveyor belt system and read bag information automatically.
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Cleaner, Greener Airports: Making Aviation More Sustainable – Miami Airport
Director and CEO of Miami International Airport, Lester Sola, discusses the significant benefits, both financially and environmentally, resulting from the airport’s sustainability projects in the next instalment of International Airport Review’s exclusive series.
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Cologne Bonn Airport reveals plans to build private 5G mobile phone network
With complete 5G coverage across the entire premises, it will be possible in the future to determine the exact location of devices and people, to transport luggage on self-driving vehicles, and to use autonomous robots to secure the site.
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Reimagining baggage at Toronto Pearson
Darin Juby, Director of Baggage Services at Toronto Pearson Airport, explains how the airport revitalised its baggage operations system to accommodate rising passenger numbers.
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Delivering a successful baggage operation during aviation’s recovery
Andrew Price, former Head of Global Baggage Operations at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), explains how to run a successful airport baggage operation as volumes return to the baggage hall, and how you can best support your passengers with their baggage journey.
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Stansted Airport completes £70 million baggage system upgrade
Stansted's baggage system upgrade, which has taken four years to complete, was completed ahead of schedule as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Technology and innovation: Indispensable for the airport of the future
It is a quiet time at Eindhoven Airport due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with significantly fewer passengers and suitcases. But those who think that little is happening are mistaken. The airport is looking beyond the crisis, sticking to its strategy, and working hard with its partners on new innovations…
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International Airport Review Advisory Board Meeting Report
Earlier this year, we met with the International Airport Review Advisory Board to discuss the state of the aviation industry. The result is this detailed report which is free for subscribers to download.
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The future of seamless travel: An expert view
International Airport Review asked Franck Maurin, Product and Solutions Director for Passenger Facilitation and Border Control at IDEMIA and Borry Vrieling, Founder and Managing Director of Eezeetags b.v., what the future of seamless travel looks like for airports?
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What’s next with NEXTT – now and in the future?
29 March 2021 | By NEXTT Vision (IATA & ACI)
As a joint initiative of ACI and IATA, NEXTT (New Experience Travel Technologies) creates a shared vision for the future of travel. In our previous webinars, we reconfirmed the validity of the concepts under NEXTT in a Covid and post-pandemic environment and learned from our industry experts how they turned the concepts into…
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Kuala Lumpur Airport disinfecting arriving baggage with automatic UV disinfection system
The new system disinfects baggage automatically as it passes through the conveyor, helping to support Kuala Lumpur Airport in its continuous efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Travel 2021: Three travel technology imperatives with IATA
24 March 2021 | By TIBCO
Watch this webinar by IATA and TIBCO to explore how the travel industry is transforming and the three technology imperatives for 2021.
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Hi-tech baggage handling system to be installed at Western Sydney Airport
With the airport on track to open in late 2026, Western Sydney International's baggage handling system will utilise the latest technology in order to deliver a fast and easy experience for passengers and airlines.
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Why Amadeus developed the industry’s first integrated cloud solution for airports
Being able to connect to any airline through a single internet link to Amadeus Flow allows new innovations like contactless multi-merchant payments to be rolled out at check-in desks, kiosks and bag drop units quickly and easily.
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100 days later: The first three months of operations at BER Airport
On 8 February 2021, Berlin Brandenburg Airport achieved a significant milestone - 100 days of operation. Jan-Peter Haack, spokesperson for BER Airport, discusses the airport’s first few months of operation and the challenges of opening a brand new airport in the middle of a pandemic.
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