The Delhi International Airport Limited is installing a world-class Integrated Cart System (ICS) for baggage handling in the new Terminal 1,” it said on Friday.
The ICS is being introduced and installed for the first time at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) Terminal – 1 (T 1), spokesperson (DIAL) said.
With the installation of this system, the new baggage handling system will bring uniformity to the baggage handling process and help in enabling a more reliable operation at a higher speed with better throughput. The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled Integrated Cart system ensures error-less baggage sorting.
Each baggage stays entirely within its carrier tray (cart) confines throughout the transportation process – from check-in islands to baggage make-up area. This significantly reduces the risk of loss and damage to baggage and disruption to the system due to the strap or other baggage related causes.
The highly automated and complex system of ICS also enhances passengers’ experience by ensuring that the right baggage reaches the right flight seamlessly and safely soon after a passenger hands over its baggage.
The system screening of hold baggage adds an extra layer of tracking and security. The ICS ensures that only security-cleared baggage are routed to their respective destinations seamlessly and safely.
The new hi-tech system will operate at 2.1 metres per second and sort up to 6,000 bags per hour. The existing conveyor system, i.e. traditional belt system, operates at a 0.5 metres per second speed.
The ICS system, which comes with a wide range of operating speeds based on requirements, can operate at up to 7 metres per second. This enhances the Baggage handling system’s operational capacity compared to the traditional method.
“This will optimize the daily baggage operation for the airport and airlines, but it also means safety to passengers’ baggage, thus enhancing performance for both passengers and airlines,” said Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO-DIAL.