BRS

Since then, the threats to air travel and the response from government and industry have long since evolved, and new technologies are on the near horizon. The security presumption of passenger-baggage reconciliation is that most bombers do not want to kill themselves and will not board an aircraft if they have placed a bomb in its hold. In the past, unaccompanied baggage had led to the downing of two flights when the bomb inside the bag exploded (1985: Air India Flight 182, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103)

Baggage Reconciliation System

Baggage reconciliation is a system for ensuring that all bags are authorized to be loaded onto an aircraft, and no baggage travels without the passenger it belongs to. Moreover, ensuring that a checked suitcase is reconciled with its passenger before it is loaded onto a flight is key to enforcing security procedures, improving on-time performance, and achieving compliance with industry regulations such as International Air Transport Association (IATA) Resolution 753. Therefore, BRS serves as one of the essential baggage tracking applications in an airline’s toolkit.
In this process, baggage passes through a system where bag tags are automatically or manually scanned using wireless barcode/RFID scanners at different points from acceptance to arrival. The BRS verifies the baggage belongs to the right passenger and displaying their statuses in real-time throughout the passenger journey.
By tracking luggage from when a passenger drops them off to when they reclaim them, airports and airlines can reduce costly baggage mishandling incidents and enhance customer satisfaction.

• Minimal training is required, thanks to the user-friendly web interface and mobile app
• Advanced ULD management
• Keeps a baggage inventory database, ready for compliancy with IATA 753
• Real-time monitoring of equipment assets.

Functionality

• Bags can quickly be found and identified with 100% accuracy
• Matches all bags with boarded passengers
• Tracks every bag and container
• Identifies bags and tracks their movement through the airport
• Up-to-the-minute information for a bag to be loaded into a specific container or aircraft for a specific flight
• Baggage Reconciliation (on belts and on aircraft, in different containers)
• Executes detailed and final report;
• Web Console and mobile handheld devices.

Benefits

Automatic tracking and identification of baggage containers saves time and removes costs. The real-time feedback about the load status of baggage reduces the number of mishandled bags, which helps the bottom line and increases passenger satisfaction. All tracking information from the belt loader reader is uploaded to the existing baggage reconciliation systems and baggage handling system through standard interfaces, making it easy and cost-effective to implement.
Generally, the benefits of a baggage reconciliation system can be listed as follow:
• Automatic tracking and identification of baggage containers;
• Reduces baggage mishandling (operating costs) and improves passenger service;
• Interfaced with leading baggage handling systems to allow manual reading at the sorting bay.
• Matches all bags with boarded passengers
• Faster aircraft turnarounds
• Minimizes misdirected luggage and associated rerouting costs
• Tracks every bag and container
• Reduces passenger processing time
• Reduces wasted gate time having to locate already-loaded bags
• Automates tracking of passenger boarding and baggage loading
• A reliable solution for difficult circumstances

The automatic registrations of BMS (Baggage Message Service) from the belt loader reader utilized in the reconciliation process help ground handlers, airlines, and airports demonstrate delivery and acquisition of baggage as custody changes. It also provides the mandatory inventory of bags upon departure, which makes them compliant with this resolution.
The introduction of IATA Resolution 753 has placed greater importance on baggage tracking and reconciliation. Member airlines must now be responsible for holding much more information on passenger baggage to ensure that they know its location at every stage of the journey from arrivals, check-in, and security, through loading, transfer, and interlining to the collection at the destination airport. Regulations also declare that airlines need to know to whom the baggage belongs and make sure that it is possible to match loaded bags with the boarded passenger.
The regulations streamline the baggage handling system, enhance security and increase efficiency if loaded baggage needs to be removed from the aircraft at any time. The resolution helps member airlines meet the regulatory requirements for baggage handling, tracking, and reconciliation with real-time, automated functionality and enhanced reporting and recording benefits.