Air passengers can track their baggage live

Web-based so that passengers can track their bags through the apps,” said Sheikh Aimen bin Ahmed Al Hosni, CEO, Oman Airports, during a panel discussion at the Airports Show, which will run till May 9 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

“We are working on the app and planning to introduce it next year. We are the first one to launch it in the GCC in Q2 or Q3 of 2019. Any passengers flying from Oman airports will be able to track whether his/ her baggage is put in the plane’s belly or left behind at the airport. Tagged with a barcode, it can be tracked. Those passengers having a network during the flight will be able to track their baggage from the seats of their plane,” Al Hosni said.

Mohammed Yousif Al Binfalah, CEO, Bahrain Airport Company, said they are also working on an app which will offer much wider services rather than specific to the baggage.

“Baggage tracking is one of those products in the new app which is at the design stage. We are going live with the new terminal next year in September and we will have the app ready for testing before that,” Al Binfalah said.

“Any initiative that brings airlines and airports closer and integrates their operations is in the right direction, whether it is about baggage, passenger experience or car parking. All these ideas are collaborative in nature and allow passengers to have more pleasant experience,” he said.

Baggage tracking is one of those products in the new app which is at the design stage.” Mohammed Yousif Al Binfalah, CEO, Bahrain Airport Company