New RFID tech could spell end for lost airport baggage

An Italian company has developed a new tagging technology that uses RFID chips to track luggage in real time at every stage of the transfer, an advance that may put an end to lost or delayed baggage which cost airlines billions of dollars each year and pose security risks. According to a report by the aviation IT specialist, SITA, 5.73 bags per thousand passengers went astray in 2016. Recovering and returning lost bags cost the aviation industry USD 2.1 billion in 2016.