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Every year, about 48 million passengers fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to 150 places around the world. The airport handles about 40,000 pieces of luggage every day, and 100% of these luggage now use RFID tags. HKIA spent US$6.5 million to replace the original strip system with RFID.
The reading rate of the RFID system is higher than that of the barcode system, and the processing capacity is larger. According to the public relations department of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK), which operates the airport, said in an email: the processing efficiency, stability and capacity of the airport have been improved. , Airlines and airport bureaus all benefit from this RFID application.
The RFID baggage tag makes the baggage handling process more simplified. Now, before the baggage is sent to the plane for loading, airport staff no longer need to manually scan each item. The baggage can complete the baggage registration process by passing through multiple fixed readers along the conveyor belt.
The RFID project at Hong Kong Airport started in 2004. Recently, the airport signed a three-year contract with Motorola and its partners Avery Dennison and Print-O-Tape. Avery Dennison will provide AD-833 UHF EPC Gen 2 inlays for luggage tags, and Print-O-Tape is responsible for packaging the inlays into 21-inch long self-adhesive luggage tags.
All 70 airlines of HKIA have participated in this project, printing and scanning labels for baggage in their respective lanes. When a bag is registered, the RFID inlay of the tag is programmed with a unique ID code and Julian date (representing date and time). The flight number, the three-letter code representing the terminal, and the label ID code are printed on the front of the label in the form of text or barcode. The RFID ID code corresponds to the data of HKIA’s back-end baggage handling system, such as the passenger’s name, flight number and destination airport. After the label is printed and coded, it is enclosed and pasted on the handle of the luggage, just like the barcode label.
RFID system speeds up airport baggage processing
Matrics, a developer and manufacturer of EPC RFID hardware acquired by Motorola, was the first to participate in the RFID project at Hong Kong Airport, said Pankaj Shukla, Motorola’s RFID business development director. Matric supplied hardware and software for HKIA’s initial RFID project in 2005. Currently, HKIA uses more than 300 Motorola XR400 and AR400 fixed RFID readers, installed at the boarding point and along the airport conveyor belt.
In addition, if there is an error in baggage delivery and need to be re-identified, the staff also use Motorola MC9090-G RFID handheld reader to read the baggage tag.
Since the introduction of the RFID system, the AAHK Public Relations Department stated that the overall reading accuracy of the airport baggage handling system has increased from 80% to 97%. Baggage handling time is greatly reduced, which is particularly important to reduce the burden of baggage loading during peak periods.
HKIA is one of the best airports in the world. HKIA is committed to providing passengers with stable and effective services. The AAHK Public Relations Department stated that the application of RFID technology is the best case, reflecting the advanced nature of HKIA.
Aviation has become a major application market for RFID technology, said Chris Warner, Motorola’s senior marketing manager.
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