Royal Schiphol Group, Avinor, Incheon International Airport Corporation and innovation consultancy firm nlmtd, officially unveiled a groundbreaking initiative designed to transform the future of baggage handling through robotics and automation at the recent co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events. The BOOST initiative has been developed in partnership with Future Travel Experience (FTE) via the Baggage Innovation Working Group (BIWG), of which Schiphol, Avinor and Incheon are all members. In this video interview, Wopke Dost, Programme Management Lead, nlmtd; Dennis van Kleef, Programme Lead Baggage, Royal Schiphol Group; Idar Sørgjerd, Department Manager, BHS, Tech & Op. Excellence, Avinor; and Dongmin Lim, Senior Manager BHS Engineering & Renovation, Incheon International Airport Corporation, share the vision for this pioneering collaboration and the specific technical challenges being explored to automate baggage processes.
The aim is to eliminate physical strain and improve working conditions for baggage workers by accelerating the adoption of advanced technologies. This initiative will leverage the …