FEIG Electronics Introduces Mobile RFID/Barcode Hybrid Solution for Airport Baggage Handling

FEIG Electronics, a leading global supplier of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers and antennas with 50 years of experience, today announced its ECCO+ RFID/Barcode Scanner from its PANMOBIL mobile product line is approved by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for airport baggage tracking.

According to the SITA Baggage Report 2017, for every 1,000 passengers, exactly 5.73 pieces of baggage were lost. This corresponded to 26 million pieces of baggage being reported missing in airports throughout the world. Ninety-five percent of this baggage was located within 48 hours and returned to its owners with a delay, 5 percent were regarded as having been completely lost. The affected airlines were required to spend $2.1 billion US dollars to reunite passengers with their lost baggage or to pay compensation for baggage that could no longer be found.