Delayed AI flight may bring in tech-driven new baggage system to India

Allegations of Air India flight being held up Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdary

GN Bureau | February 24, 2015


#air india   #airlines   #flight   #renuka chowdary   #delhi airoirt   #rfid   #baggage  


The future of airport baggage management will dawn in India soon. The trigger could be Renuka Chowdary incident last week at Delhi airport.

The civil aviation ministry is contemplating a RFID baggage system so that in situation like this, any checked-in baggage can be identified electronically and removed at once.

Renuka, a former minister and member of parliament (Rajya Sabha), delayed an Air India flight from Delhi to Hyderabad after checking in, because she reported late for boarding. She had checked in three pieces of baggage which had been loaded on the aircraft. When she reported late, the airline decided to allow her to board since identifying and removing the baggage would have delayed the flight further.  As a security procedure, the airlines do not fly unaccompanied baggage.

Flight AI-126 had arrived from Chicago and was to depart for the final leg of its journey to Hyderabad. As many as 276 passengers boarded the flight at Delhi.

Renuka Chowdary was apparently strolling through the shopping section at the Delhi airport and reported at 7.04 pm for the flight which was supposed to leave at 7 pm. However, she said she was having knee problem but had not been provided with a buggy.

What is RFID system?
The RFID tagging system uses small radio frequency identification devices for identification and tracking. An RFID tagging system includes the tag itself, a read/write device, and a host system application for data collection, processing, and transmission. An RFID tag (sometimes called an RFID transponder ) consists of a chip , onboard memory and an antenna .

How baggage is tracked?
RFID identified user baggage when tagged can be easily linked to the user at all times and tracked. Images of the baggage can be linked to the user profile recorded, again helping in the purpose of security management.

Comments

 

Other News

Air Pollution: What needs to be done to tame the silent killer

Air pollution in Delhi has been in headlines, as every year in recent times. Mumbai too has suffered from air pollution, despite being a coastal city. Apart from many other metros such as Bangalore and Kolkata, tier-I and -II cities and rural areas also have high pollution levels. Every year reports and st

Free food grains for 81.35 cr beneficiaries for five years

The central government will provide free food grains to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for a period of five years with effect from January 1, 2024, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. Terming it as a “historic decision”, a

“I wrote ‘Survival at Stake’ to provide food for thought about solutions”

Survival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals Is Key to Human Existence By Poorva Joshipura HarperCollins, 328 pages, Rs 499 With science now recognising animal consciousness, intelligence, emotion, and even morality, there must rise an awareness of

‘Bon Voyage’ through the Arctic: Exploring new horizons for India

India`s tryst with trade through the Arctic regions, including the Northern Sea Routes (NSR), has become an impact-making endeavor recently. The Arctic of yore is now a pivot – point of geopolitics, of climate change discussions, and for economic opportunities; 40% of oil and gas reserves said to be

Demystifying Contemporary Finance Theory and other lessons in investment

Investing Decoded: Simple Path To Building A Portfolio In Millions By Anirudh Rathore Penguin India, 320 pages, Rs 499

Deepfake: India to prepare four-point action plan

Deepfake has emerged as a serious threat to democracy and social institutions across the world. Propagation of deepfake content via social media platforms has aggravated this challenge. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has, from time to time, advised social media in

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter