Wired
September, 1999
It's on the BagAfter rotten weather, the leading cause of flight delays is the process of transferring baggage from airport to aircraft. It's a tedious task because airline personnel have to scan bar codes on labels affixed to each piece of luggage before loading it into a plane--and that includes bags checked by stragglers who show up ten minutes before flight time. To alleviate the problem, I-Code IC, a computer chip invented by Philips Semiconductors, is being tested by British Airways. Embed...
