Iata has released a global progress report on the implementation of baggage tracking, revealing notable improvements.
Focused on Iata Resolution 753, which requires tracking baggage at acceptance, loading, transfer, and arrival, the survey of 155 airlines and 94 airports reveals that:
- 44% of airlines have fully implemented Resolution 753 and a further 41% are in progress.
- Regional variation in airline full adoption rates varies from 88% in China and north Asia, to 60% in the Americas, 40% in Europe and Asia-Pacific, and 27% in Africa.
- 75% of airports surveyed have the capability for Resolution 753 baggage tracking.
- Airport preparedness for Resolution 753 varies by the size of airports in terms of passenger capacity: 75% of mega airports (handling more than 40 million passengers) are capable, 85% of major airports (25-40 million passengers), 82% of large (15-25 million passengers) airports, and 61% of medium (five-15 million passengers).
- Optical barcode scanning is the…
