How smart luggage could transform air travel

Using GPS tracking and messaging, your suitcases will soon be able to send you a text about where they are

Do you get anxious waiting at the baggage carousel in the airport? I do. And the longer it takes for my luggage to appear, the edgier I get. It is= a fear of that moment when only a handful of battered suitcases are trundling around, none of which are yours.

But imagine, as you rush to the inquiry desk to vent your spleen you get a text on your phone saying: "I'm on carousel 5, come and pick me up."

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