Originally Posted by
irishguy28
Surely it's compatible with all baggage handling systems only as long as the airline in question supports the system. The same can be said of the Qantas tag (which, by the way, was only ever intended for the Qantas domestic network).
Why would you think that?
The data programmed into the eTag for display and RFID is provided by the airline DCS.
This is the same information as provide for paper tags.
Are you suggesting that paper tags aren't supported worldwide and by every airline?
The barcode means that the eTag works in airports that do not support RFID.
The RFID data is not fixed as it is in the Qantas tag and meets IATA spec.
Do you honestly think that KLM would announce this as being available across the industry if they didn't think that it had the capability?
As stated the eTag and the eTrack devices are airline agnostic.
The only issue is that the eTag can only be programmed with data from a supporting DCS. Hence one of the reasons why the eTag is removable.
Originally Posted by
irishguy28
Excellent! So no more baggage fees. Just programme your own baggage tag and voilą! And no more baggage limits (as long as you have enough eTags).
Surely it's not that simple?
Oh - so there's a one bag per passenger limit?
Why is that, when the normal baggage limit is higher?
I do not work for the airline and so cannot say how they wish to handle this.
Suffice to say that there is no reason why you have to be limited to one eTag per check-in, but how this issue is to be handled by the airline is up to them. If you haven't paid for check-in luggage then there will be no DCS data to support it, so you won't be able to program the eTag.
I was only trying to illustrate how the system works.
I will not be involved in an argument over how the system works nor in justifying how it works.
If you wish to have more information on how this is to be rolled out then I suggest that you get in touch with KLM/Air France/Delta.