Will Claim Check Matching Curb Las Vegas Bag Theft?
A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based airline said Delta would test the effectiveness of the “positive bag match” program before determining whether to continue it and possibly use it at other airports.
Prior to 9/11, a consortium of airlines paid McCarran to staff the baggage claim areas with a bag tag matching system. When security check lines lengthened with increased security measures after 9/11, a majority of airlines voted to discontinue the baggage claim program in favor of increasing staffing at check-ins.
Give pax RFID wrist bands that match the RFID tags on the bags. Then set up an automated detector that flashes green when both wristlet and bag tag are detected (or red when a bag tag is detected without a matching wristlet). This will eliminate the need for a human to match the tags, and pax having to rummage around in their pockets for claim checks.