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posted by scubacuda
on Sunday July 04, @03:16PM
from the dept.
According to IHT and RFID Journal, Delta Air Lines plans to use disposable RFID baggage tags attached to passenger luggage at check-in to track luggage throughout the carrierÂs baggage-sorting operation and onto the plane, then through any transfer airports for connecting flights and finally onto the baggage carousel at the passenger destination.
Those interested in the cost cutting aspects of RFID might find this statistic from the RFID Journal of interest:
Delta estimates that only 0.7 percent of the bags it handles every year gets lost, but finding those 800,000 or so misplaced bags and returning them to their owners cost the company close to $100 million a year. Given that the RFID baggage-tracking system is expected to cost between $15 million and $25 million to deploy, the company expects to quickly recoup its investment.
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