RFID ‘Baggage Tracking’ set for global deployment

The International Air Transport Association's (IATA) 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously resolved to support the global deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for baggage tracking. The AGM also called for the implementation of modern baggage messaging standards to more accurately track passengers’ baggage in real time across key points in the journey. In 2018, less than 0.06% of the estimated 4.3bn bags carried by airlines were mishandled, IATA said, citing figures from SITA.