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The Hong Kong International Airport officially introduced radio frequency identification technology (RFID) baggage belts at the end of last year, becoming the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region to introduce and fully apply this technology. The new year’s outbound travel peak is approaching, and the new technology can speed up baggage belt identification capabilities and accuracy. Sex, the headache of baggage loss is also expected to be greatly reduced.
Lost baggage is expected to alleviate
As for the introduction of new technologies, does it mean that the situation of flight movements and baggage loss will improve in the future? Ma Yaowen, general manager of the AA’s air passenger transportation business, explained that the reasons behind these two problems are quite complicated. It cannot be said that the introduction of new technologies can directly benefit, but it is certain that the efficiency will be improved and the accuracy of baggage reading will be increased. The speed helps speed up and read stored data. The read rate has been greatly increased from the current 80% to 97%, and manpower is saved.
He said that the RFID chip only records the basic personal information of passengers, such as name and flight number, so it is believed that it will not pose a threat to personal privacy. The airport has started to test the success rate of RFID internally since 2005. He admitted that in the early stages of the test, many employees were worried about the radiation of new technologies, which may affect their health. However, after a number of subsequent technical analysis and expert opinions, it was confirmed that the radiation caused by RFID was low. At 1% of mobile phones, employees are relieved.
The application of the new technology is to implant an RFID chip smaller than rice grains on the basis of the original luggage belt barcode label. The two technologies can be used at the same time, and the scanner can read data from a long distance and from multiple angles. Ma Yaowen explained that since RFID has not been widely used in airports around the world, and some airlines in Hong Kong airports have not realized the benefits of using this technology, it is necessary to retain the barcode labels currently in use. He emphasized that according to the International Air Transport Association, if new technologies are used in airports around the world, the aviation industry can save US$760 million each year.
Annual savings of 760 million U.S. dollars
At present, the initial investment of RFID in Hong Kong’s airport is about 50 million Hong Kong dollars. It will be operated 24 hours a day, and it can handle nearly 40,000 pieces of outbound baggage every day, accounting for about 90% of all outbound baggage.
At present, about 50 airlines have adopted RFID technology, including Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Air China, China Airlines, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines. More than 10 airlines will join in the future. Currently, the cost of each bar code label is about 0.5 Hong Kong dollars, and an RFID chip is also 0.5 Hong Kong dollars. Ma Yaowen said that as long as more airlines and airports use the technology, the cost will be relatively lower. He Shaowei, general manager of Cathay Pacific Airport, said that the cost will be deducted from the airport security fee in the ticket and will not be passed on to the passengers.
According to data, RFID technology has not reached 100%. One of the reasons is that the shape of the metal suitcase used by passengers will affect the accuracy of the scanner.
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