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RFID System at Heathrow against luggage loss

London, United Kingdom - The new labelling system will be tested since September

Every year 200,000 suitcases are lost or stolen, while about 30 million are loaded on wrong flight, with more than two billion Euros total cost for airlines. Starting from September, London-Heathrow Airport will test a luggage electronic identification system based on last-generation RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) labels in place of traditional barcodes. They are tiny chips emitting a radio...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 140452
Rome, Italy, 05/09/2006 12:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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