Synopsis

The baggage handling system at an airport plays a crucial role in keeping travelers happy. It also can make the difference in an airport's ability to attract or keep a major airline hub ("an airport that serves as a central connecting point through which many flights of a particular airline are routed”). A baggage-handling system BHS developed by BCS Airport System use “BAGgate” system, capable of incorporating fingerprint biometrics and iris recognition has three main jobs:
    
1) Move bags from the check-in area to the departure gate
2) Move bags from one gate to another during transfers
3) Move bags from the arrival gate to the baggage-claim area

Each airport has its own requirements. For instance, the time allotted for a bag to make it from the check-in area to the gate is determined by how fast a passenger can make the same trip. In some airports, it might only be a short walk to the passenger terminal, while in others; passengers might have to take a train. KLIA2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal for low cost carriers (LCCs) with the capacity to serve up to 45 million passengers annually, ready to cater for the explosive growth in low cost travel. In this visit, we'll work our way through the baggage-handling system at KLIA2, We'll start with an overview.        

1) Destination-coded vehicles (DCVs),
2) Unmanned carts propelled by linear induction motors mounted to the tracks, can load and unload bags without
     stopping.
3) Automatic scanners scan the labels on the luggage.
4) Conveyors equipped with junctions and sorting machines automatically route the bags to the gate.

The system incorporates some amazing technology to move bags from the check-in counter to the departure gate in an almost completely automated way.


Time    
Itinerary
07.00 am – 07.15 am    Registration in IEM
07.20am    Group departure from IEM Building
08.00 am    Arrival at KLIA 2
08.15 am  – 09.15 am      Briefing  with Refreshment
09.15 am  – 09.45  am      Registration  Pass Access KLIA
10.00am  - 12.00pm     Visit to Baggage Handling System Conveyors and Operation Room.
12.00 pm – 1.00pm 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm       Lunch
Continue Visit
2.30 pm -  3.15 pm  
3.15 pm – 4.00pm     Q & A Session
Presentation of Token – Visit Ends