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Baggage handling

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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Interview with Jan Reh, CEO of RIMOWA Electronic Tag

4 April 2016 | By International Airport Review

Jan Reh, CEO of RIMOWA Electronic Tag GmbH, reveals the innovative luggage tag that is set to revolutionise premium air travel...

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BEUMER Group awarded an extended Operation & Maintenance contract for the baggage handling system at Viracopos Airport

15 March 2016 | By BEUMER Group – Crisplant

New contract extends Operation & Maintenance agreement...

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BEUMER Group wins contract for the Inter-terminal passage between the North Terminal Complex and the South Terminal Complex of Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia

9 March 2016 | By BEUMER Group – Crisplant

BEUMER’s autover® system will transport baggage in underground tunnels between the North and South areas of the Airport...

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Crisplant offers virtual-reality tour of the latest baggage handling technology at Passenger Terminal Expo 2016, Cologne

9 March 2016 | By BEUMER Group – Crisplant

Virtual-reality tour of the advanced CrisBag® tote-based baggage handling system...

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Passenger Flow supplement 2016

26 January 2016 | By International Airport Review

Featuring articles from Warsaw Chopin Airport and Gatwick Airport, plus Johannes Scharnberg, Director of Aviation at Hamburg Airport discusses the revolutionary I-drop system...

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Baggage check-in with I-drop – innovative and easy to use

22 January 2016 | By Johannes Scharnberg

Consistent growth in air traffic means that everything is getting faster. More and more passengers have to be checked-in within shorter timeframes while service and security expectations are rising. In order to optimise passenger handling, Johannes Scharnberg, Director of Aviation at Germany’s fifth-largest airport – Hamburg – explains that it…

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Automated passenger handling provider Materna Group acquires DSG Bagdrop AS

11 January 2016 | By Materna Group

Materna Group, the passenger handling and ICT solutions provider, has acquired self-service bag drop solutions supplier DSG Bagdrop AS.

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Sharjah International Airport to install automated baggage management system

7 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Sharjah Aviation Services will introduce a new communication and automated baggage management system at Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates.

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BEUMER Group to upgrade baggage reclaim carousels at Glasgow Airport

6 January 2016 | By BEUMER Group

BEUMER Group has been awarded the contract to design, deliver, install and commission an upgrade to the international arrivals baggage reclaim carousels at Scotland’s Glasgow Airport.

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SITA acquires self-service bag drop developer Type22

3 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

SITA has announced the acquisition of Dutch baggage handling product developer Type22 enhancing its end-to-end passenger processing portfolio.

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Abu Dhabi upgrades baggage handling system to manage expansion

23 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Plans to upgrade the baggage handling system at Abu Dhabi International Airport have been announced forming part of capacity expansion initiatives to improve operational efficiency.

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The physically demanding field of ground handling

21 October 2015 | By Christian Noack

Hamburg Airport is a pioneer in health management for ground handling services. The work they do is diverse and full of variety, but it is also very demanding. Not a single plane could take off from Hamburg Airport if it were not for the approximately 900 employees of the ground…

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Finavia speeds up air travel with the latest technology

19 October 2015 | By Heini Noronen-Juhola

The Finnish Airport operator Finavia is constantly investing in making the passenger experience at its 24 airports as smooth as possible. Vice-President of Aviation and Safety at Finavia’s Helsinki Airport, Heini Noronen-Juhola, explains that technology plays a key role in the development.

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Innovative digital electronic luggage tag wins industry award

19 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Luggage manufacturer RIMOWA and airline Lufthansa have launched an award winning digital electronic luggage tag in the next step towards a fully integrated mobility solution for luggage.

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IATA’s keeping baggage on track

16 October 2015 | By Andrew Price

In June 2013, there were several new resolutions for baggage that appeared in the IATA Passenger Services Conference Resolution Manual. One is a brief text that describes baggage tracking, but it is set to make big changes in the industry. Resolution 753 packs a lot into a small space. The…

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