Smarter baggage solutions
Smart baggage solutions – such as the RIMOWA Electronic Tag, which was launched at FTE Global 2015 – have laid the foundations for a baggage revolution in 2016.
Biometric-enabled bag drop will not be the only innovation in the baggage space in 2016. 2015 was a big year for baggage with the joint launch by RIMOWA and Lufthansa of the RIMOWA Electronic Tag, the likes of KLM adopting a new baggage tracking device for frequent flyers, and multiple vendors refining their permanent electronic bag tags as they jostle for position in this fast-growing marketplace. The foundations have certainly been laid for a baggage revamp.
Various airlines have been exploring permanent electronic bag tags – British Airways, Air France-KLM, Air New Zealand and Brussels Airlines are among them – and as more mature solutions come to market the likelihood of them gaining traction increases. Back in August, one industry insider told FTE with some conviction that “e-tags will fly within a year”, and we wouldn’t bet against them.