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Thanks to a new partnership with Apple, airlines will soon make it easier to track missing bags. Called Share Item Location, the item uses technology built into the iPhone to help travelers and the airlines find missing or lost bags faster.
What Is the “Share Item Location” Feature?
Share Item Location is an Apple feature part of its Find My network, allowing the tracking of items such as luggage with Apple devices and AirTags. The same technology can enable airlines and travelers to trace lost luggage in real time and thus give a better way of retrieving lost baggage in a less stressful way.
How Will Airlines Use This Feature?
Several major airlines have already signed up to use the track lost luggage feature. Carriers can tap into a giant ecosystem of iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices spread throughout the network to help pinpoint the location of lost or delayed bags. An AirTag or similar device can be slipped inside the luggage at the time it is checked in, and then tracks it using the Find My app. Plus, passengers will be able to track their bags on their Apple devices—a feature bringing reassurance and transparency from takeoff to touchdown.
Benefits of Using Apple’s Technology to Track Lost Luggage
- Better Accuracy: The Find My network includes a large number of Apple devices, making it more probable that the user receives valid and real-time information on the status of lost luggage.
- Real-Time Tracking: Passengers can check the real-time location of their bags with track-lost-luggage features integrated into the system of an airline.
- Superior Customer Service: It assists the airlines in giving better customer service by tracing and re-routing lost baggage rapidly, hence fewer delays and less frustration for the customers.
- Easy to Use: Since there are already Apple devices in wide use, the passenger need not go out and purchase any other gadget in order to use luggage tracking. They can now simply use their iPhone or iPad to track their belongings.
When Will the Feature Be Available?
That is likely going to be rolled out by airlines in the near future, with some having tested the system already. Apple is also working with the airlines to make sure Share Item Location will be compliant with industry standards, to assure users of the highest level of security and privacy. Conclusion In a game-changing technology, Share Item Location, Apple is now allowing real-time tracking of lost luggage using its existing devices. The technology assured passengers of a seamless and more efficient journey by guaranteeing that the frustration in relation to lost luggage might just come to an end with the adoption of the system by more airlines.
