Shenzhen Airport Realizes RFID Tracking in the Whole Process of Baggage

As early as the 75th annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in 2019, participating member airlines voted unanimously to support the global deployment of RFID for luggage tracking. The Congress also called for the implementation of modern baggage messaging standards to enable real-time and accurate tracking of passenger baggage at key points in the journey.

In order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of baggage handling, IATA issued Resolution 753. The resolution requires airlines to track baggage transport at each transfer point and loading and unloading point. Resolution call:

1. The airport uses RFID technology in the baggage handling process, and quickly incorporates it into the infrastructure category, and begins to implement modern baggage message standards.

2. Where feasible, ground service providers use RFID technology to replace manual tracking operations.

UHF RFID technology can help greatly reduce the probability of improper disposal. The report also mentions a method for creating an identity layer. First, by binding the ID number of the item and its destination, the system can uniquely identify each checked bag. This process can be accomplished by using reusable UHF RFID tags. The passenger layer will be used for the interaction between airlines and passengers, providing passengers with tags and luggage location information. Disposable tags can be provided at passenger baggage checks, while reusable tags can be provided for a fee. The processing layer can provide warning information to passengers when the baggage is abnormal. For example, when a bag is routed to the wrong flight, the system issues a warning message and triggers corrective action. Finally, the tracking layer provides the airline with a view of the baggage, including information on baggage checkpoints, transfer points, and unloading points.

On the basis of early exploration and practice, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport has recently officially launched the full-process baggage tracking service after hardware upgrades and system debugging. It has completed the Civil Aviation Administration's "10-million-level airports to build an airport-side baggage tracking system by the end of 2021" one year ahead of schedule. "Work requirements.

Departing from Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, you can check the real-time transportation status of your checked luggage by taking out your mobile phone while waiting for the flight; when you fly back to Shenzhen from other places, you can use your mobile phone to obtain the location and arrival time of your luggage when you get off the plane... January 4, late at night The reporter learned from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport that with the official launch of the luggage tracking and reconfirmation system, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport has realized the full-process tracking of inbound and outbound luggage. In the future, passengers will be able to grasp the real-time information of checked baggage as conveniently and quickly as querying express delivery, further improving the boarding experience.

According to reports, a total of 131 sets of RFID reading and writing equipment and more than 200 RFID luggage tag printers have been installed in the luggage tracking service system, covering more than 10 operation areas in the whole process of passenger luggage delivery. In terms of collection point coverage, on the basis of meeting the requirements of the Civil Aviation Administration to collect check-in, security inspection, sorting, loading/container, loading, transfer, and arrival at 7 key nodes, Shenzhen Baoan International Airport has also added large luggage, Seven operating areas, including the luggage claim carousel and the passenger arrival exit, have greatly broadened the scope of luggage data collection and effectively improved the accuracy of data collection. According to the preliminary test data, Shenzhen Baoan International Airport handles about 20,000 pieces of luggage on average every day, and the total average collection rate of the basic nodes of the routes that have used RFID luggage tags reaches 92%, which meets the requirements of the Civil Aviation Administration of higher than 90%.

From now on, passengers taking domestic flights provided by Shenzhen Baoan International Airport with ground services can inquire about baggage consignment, security check, and sorting by scanning the barcode of the baggage tag or manually entering the baggage number on platforms such as Shenzhen Baoan International Airport’s WeChat applet , Loading, loading and other baggage nodes, real-time grasp of the trajectory of checked baggage, so as to effectively alleviate the anxiety when waiting for baggage on the plane, and further enhance the travel experience of the flight. At the same time, airport ground service baggage staff can also quickly locate abnormal baggage through the system, reducing the time for searching for luggage and greatly improving the luggage support capability.

Compared with traditional barcode technology, RFID recognition is not affected by conditions such as barcode position, bending, background light, printing quality, and barcode surface coverage. The RFID luggage tag comes with a built-in chip, which records the luggage tag number, flight number, date, and destination information. After the luggage passes through the UHF RFID Reader, the current location of the luggage will be automatically collected into the database, thereby realizing the entire process of luggage transportation accurate tracking.

The RFID luggage full-process tracking system can realize the automatic collection of closed-loop data in the whole process of luggage delivery, sorting, loading, loading, unloading, luggage on the carousel, and passenger pick-up and departure, providing strong support for the automatic processing of luggage business . At the same time, airports, airlines, and ground services can monitor every link in the luggage transportation process to avoid mispacking and mishandling of luggage to the greatest extent. Make the record of luggage transportation data more timely and accurate, so that passengers' luggage can be "traceable".