BAGGAGE HANDLING

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AIRPORTS

BAGGAGE SCANNING

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Head quarters in Torrance , California , USA & is a primary research development.

BAGGAGE

REGISTRATION

At the time of check in, the passenger should hand over the luggage which is check airport authority & sealed.

Anything which is over limit of luggage & which is not allowed to be carried by the passenger, they should hand over it to the agent at the time of check in.

If there is extra luggage they have to pay additional surcharges, these restriction are based on the classes the passenger is traveling EG : Economy class, First class , etc.

AIRLINE LUGGAGE RESTRICTIONS

Each airline has its own rule & regulation on luggage's & they are subject to change at any –

you should contact your airlines directly to verify carry on restrictions , prohibited items ,weight allowances, luggage count for flights to & from your destinations.

BAG TAGS

Bag tags are also known as baggage tags , baggage checks, luggage tickets have traditionally has been used by bus, rail, airline companies to route the passenger luggage that is checked on to the final destination.

A. To aid the passenger in identifying their bag among similar bags at the destination baggage carousel.

B. Proof still requested at a few airports that the passenger is not removing someone’s Bags from the luggage reclaim hall.

Tags contain basic info:

1.airline/ carrier name 2.flight no 3.bag tag no 4.destination airport code

On the commercial transportation, mostly with airlines the baggage allowance is the amount of checked or carry on luggage, the airline will allow per passenger .

In some of the airlines, this is amount that is allowed free of charge or this is the firm limit & carrying extra luggage for an additional payment is not an option.

Baggage

Allowance

PIECE CONCEPT

i. On flights over the Atlantic ocean ( & on selected flights which may vary by airline) passenger baggage is controlled by the so-called PIECE CONCEPT.

ii. Under the piece concept, passengers are permitted to check two bags with a per bag weight up to 50pounds(23kgs)for Economy class, & 70pounds (32kgs)for Business class or First class.

WEIGHT CONCEPT On flights not serving the U.S or Canada (or other locations by

the airlines where the piece concept does not apply) passenger baggage is controlled by so-called WEIGHT CONCEPT.

1) under this concept each passenger is permitted to check a total bag weight in however many bags they have .

2) Economy class is permitted to check in up to 20kgs, 3) Business class is permitted to check in up to 30kgs,4) First class is permitted to check in up to 40kgs.

EXCESS BAGGAGE IF THE BAGGAGE EXCEED THE LIMITS OF THE FREE ALLOWANCE, AN EXCESS BAGGAGE CHARGE NEEDS TO BE PAID.FOR DOMESTIC SECTOR WIHTIN INDIA THE EXCESS BAGAGE RATE IS INR 250 PER KGS PER COUPON.WEIGHT SYSTEM - the excess baggage charge per kilo is 1.5% of the highest normal one way journey of economy class , these charges will effect on date of ticket issued for excess baggage.

L0ST OF BAGGAGE

• If a delayed baggage could not be traced for 21days from the date of property irregularity report the same may be treated as lost.

• The compensation claim will be processed as per laid down procedures ,all claims to be sustained with itemized list of contents ,description of age together with proof of purchase/ownership of all such claims.