Elimination or Reduction of Baggage Recheck for Arriving International Passengers (2012) / Chapter Skim
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What Mandates Baggage Recheck? In interviews conducted with stakeholders, and in discussions at airport study sites, it was apparent that there was some degree of confusion as to whether CBP mandates the baggage recheck process.
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As a result, the elimination or reduction of baggage recheck is a byproduct of exempting connecting bags from appearing in the international arrivals hall. Increasing Pressures Limited time, space, and resources are some of the pressures that are facing international airports.
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The benefits for airports can be realized through cost savings in space allocation, as well as improvements in global hub strategies for major air carriers. The elimination of baggage recheck will allow air carriers to strengthen their hubs at key international airports that may provide this service, thus increasing passenger volumes, which in turn leads to increased revenues for airports.
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From the perspective of TSA, the concept of eliminating or reducing baggage recheck has a very limited, if any, risk value because all bags will be screened per TSA standards before being loaded onto the outbound aircraft. Differentiating Between "Eliminate" and "Reduce" The purpose of this study is to identify opportunities to eliminate or reduce the need for baggage recheck at U.S.
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• Criteria Development and Testing -- A set of criteria was put forward to assess the value of the alternative procedures for baggage recheck elimination. These criteria were formulated into three site-based tests involving several aspects of recheck elimination.
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