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India diary, day 1: Cyberbad on Sunday
Comment Sadly checking in for the flight up to Hyderabad was much more painful - a long and slow queue to hand over our luggage and then a hot and irritating hour waiting for the bus to the domestic terminal. [04 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport security frustrations
Comment But best of all, a check-in and security regime of six months ago, with no restrictions on hand luggage, fluids cosmetics and other materials - just business as usual. So far I have been lucky in that my checked baggage... [25 Sep 2006]
British Airways moves towards online check-in
News Conventional check-in desks will be converted to "fast bag drop" desks for those using self-service kiosks to check their luggage in. The move is BA's first step towards simplifying procedures and upgrading facilities... [21 Mar 2006]
Departure lounge limbo costing businesses dear
News Last week silicon.com spoke to SITA chairman and BA CIO Paul Coby about the possibility of airlines adopting RFID electronic tagging technology, potentially for documents as well as luggage. However, the time from... [30 Mar 2005]
RFID tags could slash airlines' $1bn lost luggage bill
News To date, however, there are very few deployments of luggage-tracking RFID tags by airports with the most high-profile trial taking place at Hong Kong International Airport. British Airways (BA) currently has no plans to... [23 Feb 2005]
Cisco Technology Helps Keep Passengers, Plans, and Luggage on Schedule at Sydney Airport
White Paper Sydney Airport wants to use WLAN systems at airports-both inside and outside terminal buildings. Sydney Airport is one of the oldest, continuously operating airports in the world. Sydney Airport implemented Cisco Aironet... [20 Feb 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Mobile folly
Comment I'm not alone in sitting back to just stare at him in total disbelief as he paces up and down dragging his luggage behind him, giving ever more lurid detail. It is an early Monday morning and I am in the lounge at the... [04 Nov 2004]
India diary: Day four - First impressions of Bangalore
Comment I've booked all my internal flights through India's Jet Airways - one of the private airlines set up to compete with the national airline Air India - and check-in at Mumbai's domestic airport is not the headache you would imagine, even... [01 Jun 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Who goes there?
Comment My idea of travel is to never have to check in a bag, never let go of any luggage and carry minimal clothing no matter what. Since 9/11 I have progressively trimmed down my luggage to the point where I... [24 Oct 2002]
Milan airport in systems chaos
News Those passengers which have made their connections have had to suffer lengthy delays and the real danger of losing their luggage. Systems malfunction and poorly trained staff are being blamed for the chaos that... [27 Oct 1998]
