Thai Airways has sharply reduced the time it takes to process delayed and mishandled bags after introducing new automated baggage technology at airports across Thailand. The national carrier says the system has cut key baggage tasks from several minutes to just one second, easing pressure on staff ...

EasyJet passengers flying from London Luton Airport to major holiday destinations will face disruption as DHL check-in and baggage handling staff vote to strike for six days over Christmas. The staff, outsourced to easyJet by DHL, operate on popular routes from Luton including to Spain and German...

The Munich Airport subsidiary AeroGround and Lufthansa have signed a new, long-term handling agreement. This agreement is retroactive from November 1, 2024, and ends on October 31, 2031. As in the previous contract, the scope of services includes apron aircraft and baggage handling, including ...

Bournemouth Airport could be shut down next month as almost 80 workers are being balloted on whether to take strike action. The workers, members of the UK's leading union Unite, include plane fuellers, baggage handlers, security and check-in staff and flight dispatchers amongst others. With wo...

Norwegian travel tech company BagID has signed a €1.75mn two-year contract with Aena to deliver a "groundbreaking" digital baggage solution across airports in Spain. BagID said the partnership is the result of the company's successful participation in the Aena Ventures Accelerator Program, wher...

The Finnish Aviation Union IAU has announced industrial action at Finnair’s home hub, Helsinki Airport, causing extensive disruptions to traffic on Tuesday, 17 June. The four-hour industrial actions target different work shifts and thus affect many functions essential also to Finnair's flights ...

To support airports in designing energy-efficient baggage handling systems, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers the NORD ECO service. The North German company thus makes a significant contribution to achieving the climate targets in this sector. NORD is a system supplier of innovative drive solutions for...

With global travel at an all-time high, Emirates has confirmed its busiest year for baggage handling yet. Between April 2024 and March 2025, Emirates has handled more than 2.8 million bags each month, averaging at 100,000 per day, from Dubai to 140 global destinations. These figures mark a 3.7...

The Finnish Aviation Union IAU has announced industrial action causing extensive disruptions to air traffic on Friday 2 May. According to the IAU, the industrial action will be four-hour-long and will take place in different shifts. Therefore, the industrial actions are not tied to a specific ...

At Brussels Airport, ground handling is provided by external service providers responsible for key services such as baggage handling and catering transport. As the licences in five categories of ground handling are set to expire at the end of October 2025, Brussels Airport launched a selection pr...

Following the recent announcement of their collaboration to enhance digital travel credentials and biometric solutions in border management, SITA and IDEMIA Public Security are expanding their partnership to tackle key challenges in baggage handling and airport operations. Leveraging IDEMIA’s exp...

East Midlands Airport (EMA) passengers were left stranded abroad without their luggage after failures occurred in the airport's baggage handling system. 17 flights, that should have been carrying around 1,600 suitcases, departed the UK airport on Sunday 15 September leaving some passengers withou...

Most people heading to the airport probably think airlines will only take suitcases as checked luggage - but Southwest Airlines has revealed some of the hilarious items its customers have checked in. Among the airline's favourite are a piñata, a single pair of Crocs shoes and box of almost 40 bo...

Emirates, one of the world's leading airlines, has marked its busiest winter for baggage handling in the past three years, according to recent statistics. From September 2023 to January 2024, Emirates has maintained an impressive track record, handling an average of 2.7 million bags each month fr...

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is celebrating two significant new contract wins in Asia for baggage handling services at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and the renewal of its CIP Terminal Services contract in Singapore. In Hong Kong, WFS will commence its new baggage handling responsibilit...