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RFID, LTD. To Improve Airline Luggage Routing With BagChip Technology

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 06:00 CST

RFID LTD. (OTC:RFDL) announces their "BagChip" program has been launched, focusing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as a solution to the global airlines monumental "lost baggage" issue.

Delta Airlines (OTC:DALRQ) began testing the viability of an RFID baggage tracking solution in 2004. Delta then estimated that approximately 0.7 percent of baggage handled is misplaced, which translated into roughly 800,000 bags per year. Transporting those bags to their rightful owners cost the company an estimated $100 million annually.

Most members of the AMEX Airline Index (AMEX:XAL) have also used RFID in conjunction with baggage handling through their operations at Las Vegas' McCarran Airport.

Individual travelers will have the opportunity to purchase "BagChip" tags directly from RFID, LTD. "BagChips" will host the travelers name, address and phone number as well a unique numeric id.

Airport personnel can quickly scan baggage inventory using hand-held medium range transponders by Alien Technology (NASDAQ:RFID) or Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL) to locate the lost bags at predetermined places within the airport's baggage system.

Estimated price for a "BagChip" is $10 for the first version of tags that have not been integrated into an airline's legacy baggage system.

About RFID, LTD.

RFID LTD. formulates, tests and deploys vendor neutral UHF RFID solutions.

All company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Forward-looking Statements This news release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to achieving corporate objectives, developing additional project interests, the company's analysis of opportunities in the acquisition and development of various project interests and certain other matters. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained herein.

Source: Business Wire

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