"Sufaud" wrote in message
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New York Times
Lost Luggage Is Rare, but the Trauma Can Be Acute
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To reduce the rate of lost luggage, the airline industry is turning to
technology, like tiny radio transmitter chips with unique identifying
numbers on luggage tags that allow bags to be tracked continuously.
McCarran Airport in Las Vegas plans to start phasing in this system,
known as RFID for radio- frequency identification, in the summer.
McCarran can use the initiative because it supplies the computerized
check-in process for virtually all the airlines that use it, according
to Samuel Ingalls, the airport's information systems manager, while
other airlines typically use their own systems.

A lot of people (needlessly, I think) fear RFID, but this is a great example
of how important this technology will be in the very near future. The cost
savings for virtually all industries is astounding.