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Innovative Baggage Delivery 

forSustainable Air 

Transport

Pavel LoskotSenior LecturerSwansea University, UK

Peter BallBusiness DevelopmentManagerZafire Ltd., UK

Ron van der HoornManaging DirectorGIS Ltd., UK

Andy PriceHead of Baggage Services IATA, Switzerland

… and a lot more

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Outline● Trends in Air Transport● IATA visions and programs● Passenger and baggage dissociation

– concept, benefits, challenges, technology● Conclusions

Pre­warning:  I will explain main idea, but challenges, implementation, benefits etc. are simply too big and too complex to discuss here in detail.

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Trends in Air Transport

● Markets size forecast:– largest by 2034: China (1.3bn), USA (1.2bn), total (7.3bn)– fastest growth: China, USA, India, Indonesia, Brazil– Europe (UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy) drops behind 

● Key demand drivers:– 1. living standard, 2. population & demongraphic, 3. price & availability

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Challenges and Visions● Infrastructure, processes and systems

–  have not changed over 40 years, dated, inefficient, complex● Passenger experience

– queuing, disruptions, mishandled bags   delays   costs→ →● Main concerns

– safety and security (likely #1 even in 2050)– profitability (generally very poor ROIC):

increased load factors   delays, service quality →– infrastructure expansion: new airports in 

China vs. banned Heathrow expansion in UK– business models: heterogeneous 

ownerships, revenue­sharing– technology: emissions, noise pollution levels

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IATA Programs● Simplifying the Business

– improve passenger experience, security, safety, efficiency,space/staff/assets utilization

– empower airline retailing, provide real­time  trusted info, reduce wait times, define data models etc. etc.

– passenger autonomy:self­checking, self­tagging, self­drop­off

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● average seat occupancy 80%:– $6 per passenger– $2.40 per kg of cargo

(tariffs manage the demand)

Aircraft Payload

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Passengers & Baggage Dissociation

● Main drivers– passenger experience– system capacity (better utilize space, assets, resources)– also: security, (fuel) efficiency, profit generation

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Passengers & Baggage Dissociation● Passenger experience

– assistance with baggage– less queuing & waiting (faster boarding)– easier to travel to/from airports (40,000 moves 

to/from Manchester airport daily)● Efficiency

– payload flexibility (cargo vs. baggage)– fuel efficiency (cost index)– remote security and customs clearance

● Profits– new differentiated baggage services

(delivery timing & pricing   incentives)→– new aircraft and airport designs

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Our Vision● Baggage delivery

– minimize number of hops(especially among large hubs)

● 3rd party services– cargo+baggage shared delivery 

(flights) for airlines– delivery to/from airports

● End­to­end delivery– drop­off points, home collection service– exploit existing parcel services (DHL, UPC, TNT)– outsource operations from airports 

(check­in, baggage drop­off and collection)– baggage tracking (on a mobile phone)

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Flights Study

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Implementation● Ideally

– end­to­end dissociation of passengers and baggage● Realistically

– first air segment only, OR partial dissociation, ORfirst ground segments (to/from airports) only

● Challenges– changes to regulations and processes (happening anyway, e.g. 

mandatory to record all baggage handling steps from 2018)– baggage ownership at all times (involvement of 3rd parties)– appropriate technology

● Phased­in roll­out– aligned with existing IATA programs and visions– seems to be good support from IATA/airlines and aircraft manufact.

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Technology● Exists or under development

– baggage self­tagging– baggage tracking

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Physical Internet● PI Initiative (since 2012)   http://physicalinternetinitiative.org/

– delivery of physical objects similarly to TCP/IP Internet– fully operational in about 30 years

● Main characteristics– modularity, encapsulation

(standardized containers)– protocols, interfaces

● Our concern– how will it affect the need for passenger travel?

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Conclusions● Dissociation of passenger and baggage

– simple idea, complex implementation, but rewards can be huge– new business/profit opportunities– improved passenger experience– may be necessary for sustainability

● Support indicated by– IATA (aligned with their programs and visions)– airlines (Qantas, … )– airports (Manchester, Copenhagen, … ) 

● New aircraft designs– number of recent patents by Airbus– non­stop very long­haul flights– $$$ billions opportunity

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Thank you!


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