RFID Baggage Card
Jan 25, 2017, 10:36 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: BCN/ RIO/ World
Programs: AV Diamond, TK ELP, IB Oro, AD Diamante, NZ Gold, QF Gold, Marriott Platinum, SPG Platinum
Posts: 64
Taking a guess...
http://http://www.flyertalk.com/foru...aud-email.html
http://http://www.flyertalk.com/foru...aud-email.html
Last edited by kiwitakingflight; Jan 25, 2017 at 10:38 am Reason: URL not working
Jan 25, 2017, 11:29 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: Turkish Airlines Gold
Posts: 118
Taking a guess...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turki...aud-email.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/turki...aud-email.html
Jan 30, 2017, 4:10 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: TK Elite+, SPG Plat, Jetsmarter
Posts: 144
I'd guess it's for those new Rimowa tags
Jan 30, 2017, 4:16 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2016
Location: IST, LHR
Programs: TK E+, AA PLAT
Posts: 481
I'd guess it's for those new Rimowa tags
Feb 5, 2017, 2:03 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2016
Location: IST, LHR
Programs: TK E+, AA PLAT
Posts: 481
Feb 16, 2017, 12:24 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: ASIA
Programs: TK Elite, ALL Plus Diamond, Marriott Platinum, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,530
Wonder if they may consider incorporating it into their current luggage tags - like this:
https://www.reboundtag.com/
https://www.reboundtag.com/
Feb 16, 2017, 12:15 pm
#11
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: YVR
Posts: 251
Looks interesting, but I think I will wait until an industry standard comes out. It is not that I don't trust TK's IT infrastructure, but something tells me, it will might read "checked in" at IST and that is the last update you get until you see it in hand. And the update will probably arrive after you arrive at your hotel.
http://tr.shopandmiles.com/tk-collec...id-bagaj-karti
http://tr.shopandmiles.com/tk-collec...id-bagaj-karti
Nov 4, 2018, 6:23 am
#12
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,470
I got an email on this subject today -- seems like a good idea. It appears that the card will only be useful on TK flights, and there's a one time cost of 1994 miles to order one.
Details available at this link: https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-i...fid/index.html
Details available at this link: https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-i...fid/index.html
Nov 4, 2018, 7:42 am
#13
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: TK M&S, LH MM, Global Entry, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,087
I got a couple of RFID luggage cards from TK a while back (I think they sent some to E/E+ members) and have had it in my bags since.
Got a few middle-of-the-night SMS messages while I was at a hotel near IST and my bags were bouncing around the airport baggage system. This happened a few times this year and while it’s completely useless in this scenario, at least it shows the tech kind of works.
The one time I’m suspecting the tag may have helped was a brutally tight connection last month (near MCT already, then first flight was late, then go-around and buses) and I really couldn’t believe it when my bag was among the first on the belt at the final destination...with the normal baggage tag missing/torn off!
Got a few middle-of-the-night SMS messages while I was at a hotel near IST and my bags were bouncing around the airport baggage system. This happened a few times this year and while it’s completely useless in this scenario, at least it shows the tech kind of works.
The one time I’m suspecting the tag may have helped was a brutally tight connection last month (near MCT already, then first flight was late, then go-around and buses) and I really couldn’t believe it when my bag was among the first on the belt at the final destination...with the normal baggage tag missing/torn off!
Nov 4, 2018, 3:29 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: London UK
Programs: BAEC Silver,, Oman Air Gold
Posts: 747
I got an email on this subject today -- seems like a good idea. It appears that the card will only be useful on TK flights, and there's a one time cost of 1994 miles to order one.
Details available at this link: https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-i...fid/index.html
Details available at this link: https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-i...fid/index.html
The attached reply informed me it can only be sent to a Turkish address or purchased from the Shop&Miles shop in Kavacik in Istanbul.
Last edited by CoweyB; Nov 4, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Nov 5, 2018, 5:13 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: TK M&S, LH MM, Global Entry, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,087