These include better baggage-screening, sharing information, and the use of sophisticated security technology.

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Kayak offers a flight tracker, a price alert notification service, an airline directory, baggage-fee directory and airport information.

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Its baggage handling, airbridges and flight information display systems may have been operational, but there was evidently too little time for proper tests and training.

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The luggage locator system delivers city-specific information on the whereabouts of checked baggage in real time.

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According the company, the luggage locator system delivers city-specific information on the whereabouts of checked baggage in real time.

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But I don't want to go on praising the airlines, or the quirkily thoughtful hour-long wait for baggage, which nicely gives me time to change money, admire the unique arrival hangar and swap hotel information with fellow passengers.

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