Talking about the Application of RFID Technology in Airline Baggage Consignment

　　Traveling by plane, many passengers have headaches due to luggage problems. In order to better serve passengers, many airlines announced the use of RFID baggage tracking technology to provide real-time baggage tracking services. The RFID automatic baggage sorting system attaches an RFID electronic tag to each aircraft passenger’s randomly checked baggage. The electronic tag records the passenger’s personal information, port of departure, port of arrival, flight number, parking bay, departure time and other information; baggage Electronic tag reading and writing equipment is installed on each control node of the flow, such as the sorting, loading area, and baggage claim area. When the tagged information baggage passes through each node, the RFID reader will read the information and send it to the database. Realize the information sharing and monitoring of baggage in the whole transportation process.

　　RFID technology is generally considered to be one of the most promising technologies in the 21st century. It is a new technology that has caused changes in the field of automatic identification after barcode technology.

　　—In October 2005, IATA (International Air Transport Association) unanimously passed a resolution to adopt UHF RFID strap-on tags as the only standard for aviation luggage tags.

　　—In June 2019, at the 75th annual meeting of IATA, participating airlines voted unanimously to support the deployment of RFID technology for baggage tracking worldwide. The conference also called for the implementation of modern baggage information transmission standards to accurately track passengers' baggage at key points in the journey.

　　RFID technology is of great significance for improving the automation degree and sorting accuracy of the airport baggage automatic sorting system, protecting the public travel safety, reducing the work intensity of airport sorting personnel, and improving the overall operating efficiency of the airport. Especially during periods of high concentration of people like the Spring Festival transport, the efficiency of airport baggage check has been greatly improved.

　　Passengers departing from the airport check their baggage at the departure check-in counter. The staff completes the check-in registration and prints the RFID baggage tag according to the passenger boarding pass, installs the RFID baggage tag on the baggage and puts it on the baggage conveyor. The conveyor is equipped with an RFID collection channel. When the baggage passes through the RFID collection channel, its related information is collected and uploaded to the conveyor control system. The conveyor control system can correctly sort the baggage to the corresponding flight based on the obtained information. Luggage room is not well. Finally, the porter transfers the baggage of the corresponding flight to the suitcase, and goes to the cargo hold of the plane with the tractor.

　　The airport baggage automatic sorting system adopts RFID technology, which uses electronic tags to identify baggage and uses radio frequency signals to automatically identify target baggage. Even multiple high-speed moving objects can be identified at the same time without manual intervention. The operation is quick and convenient. The use of RFID technology can enable the mechanization rate to reach more than 95%, which means that technically it will greatly reduce the possibility of baggage loss, late delivery, and wrong delivery. At the same time, RFID can also work in a variety of harsh environments.

　　In addition, each RFID reader can be connected to the server through the network, which can effectively record and track all aspects of baggage consignment, grasp the entire process in time, and conduct dynamic management. Managers can completely view the various aspects based on the statistical data. In order to achieve targeted management, the overall information and intelligence of airport baggage consignment management will be improved.

　　During the Spring Festival Transport in 2018, China Eastern Airlines took the lead in introducing RFID technology on the Hongqiao-Wuhan route, becoming the first domestic airline to apply RFID technology to track baggage throughout the flight. Its purpose is to further improve the quality of baggage transportation tracking and enhance passenger service acquisition. The most direct benefit of this technology is that it can make the record of luggage transportation data more timely and accurate, thereby forming "big luggage data" open to passengers. Passengers can enter their baggage tag number just like checking an express delivery to know in real time whether the checked baggage has been sorted, installed, or has arrived.

　　Before the implementation of RFID technology, China Eastern Airlines actively explored optical scanning bar code measures to collect data at key nodes such as baggage collection, sorting, loading and unloading, and dynamically track the transportation status of each bag. As the first domestic airline to achieve full-process baggage tracking on a large scale, China Eastern Airlines has promoted the implementation of dynamic tracking functions in major domestic stations such as Pudong, Hongqiao, Kunming, and Xi'an. On average, more than 80,000 pieces of baggage are provided to passengers via WeChat mini programs every day Inquire.

　　With the application of RFID technology, China Eastern Airlines will also further improve the collection rate of baggage data and the accuracy of baggage tracking, realize real-time sharing and precise positioning of baggage information, so that passengers' baggage can be traced. With the in-depth development of related technologies, the application cost of RFID will be further reduced, and the corresponding application threshold will also be lowered. RFID will become more popular in the aviation field.

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