Articles tagged “luggage”

Sure, the technology works great and is processing passengers’ bags more quickly and efficiently, but it’ll be the first company to eliminate the need for human intervention – and their mistakes – that will succeed.

The homogenization of baggage tags mirrors the evolution of the flying experience from luxurious to commonplace by trading in artwork for the cold practicality of a black bar code.

As long as fares are low enough, some consumers will continue to choose the budget option and hope that they pack light enough to avoid the fees.

Four items are simply conceptual and the others are too pricey so don’t expect to see them populating airports, especially since most passengers probably prefer not to hack another aspect of travel.

O'Leary is a master of taking bad news and giving the press something strange to talk about instead. His attack on the industry that he's obviously a genius at is simply a nice, new twist on his usual shtick.

SendmyBag scored a small victory after its reality-show smackdown, but it will need to figure out how to do something special if it's to beat existing services -- like UPS or FedEx in the U.S. -- at the still nacent luggage-shipping game.

Whether its at the security gate where they've been accused of racial profiling and pursuing quotas or behind the scenes where they should be scanning bags, the TSA employees at Boston Logan clearly need some leadership.

Frequent fliers may happily breeze through airports' new self-tagging baggage systems and self-boarding gates, but airline employees are worried where they'll end up after the cost-cutting technology become commonplace.

Beyond ancillary fees, now it is the round of premium paid services, like US Airways adding premium food options and now this, designed to appeal to business travelers.

As more airlines cut regional services or route flights through hubs, travelers' first and third most wished for items will continue to go unmet.