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(Redirected from Baggage Handling System) A baggage handling system (BHS) is a type of conveyor system installed in airports that transports checked luggage from ticket counters to areas where the bags can be loaded onto airplanes. A BHS also transports checked baggage coming from airplanes to baggage claims or to an area where the bag can be loaded onto another airplane. Although the primary function of a BHS is the transportation of bags, a typical BHS will serve other functions involved in making sure that a bag gets to the correct location in the airport. The process of identifying a bag, and the information associated with it, to make a decision on where the bag should be directed within the system is known as sortation. In addition to sortation, a BHS may also perform the following functions:

Baggage being loaded onto the conveyor of an Airbus A319 of EasyJet

Detection of bag jams Volume regulation (to ensure that input points are controlled to avoid overloading system) Load balancing (to evenly distribute bag volume between conveyor sub-systems) Bag counting Bag tracking Redirection of bags via pusher or diverter There is an entire process that the BHS controls. From the moment the bag is set on the in-bound conveyor, to the gathering conveyor, through sorting until it arrives at the designated aircraft and onto the baggage carousel after the flight, the BHS has control over the bag.[1] Many baggage handling systems offer software to better manage the system. There has also been a breakthrough with "mobile" BHS software where managers of the system can check and correct problems from their mobile phone. Post September 11, 2001, majority of airports around the world began to implement baggage screening directly into BHS. These systems are referred to as "Checked Baggage Inspection System" by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the USA, where baggage are fed directly into Explosive Detection System (EDS) machines. A CBIS can sort baggage based on each bag's security status assigned by an EDS machine or by a security screening operator. CBIS design standards and guidelines are issued by the TSA once every year since 2008. All CBIS built in the USA must comply with the standard set forth by the TSA. The latest standards can be downloaded from the TSA's website here (http://www.tsa.gov/research/checked_baggage_material.shtm)

1. ^ "BHS Process" (http://www.jervisbwebb.com/Brochures/Bul-7500_Webb_Airport_Systems.pdf). BHS. Jervis B. Webb. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

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