Bag Departure at Transfer Station (T)
Description
This use case illustrates messaging for an departure at transfer station with held bag
Preconditions
Passenger and bag are checked in, bag has been tagged and bag is presented in transfer facility
Main Flow
# | Message | Business meaning |
BagRQ | Airline instructed handlers to anticipate a bag | |
BagRS | BHS acquired the bag at transfer facility | |
33. | BagRS | BHS screened the bag |
34. | BagRS | BHS delivered the bag to Ground Handler |
35. | BagRS | Ground Handler packed the bag in ULD |
36. | ULD_RS | Ground Handler loaded the ULD in aircraft |
37. | BagRQ | Airline reported passenger as boarded which grants authorization to load for the bag |
Note: above flow is for illustration. Some steps in flow may skip messaging as parties often agree to only “report by exception”.
Post Conditions
Bag is authorized to be loaded and stowed in aircraft, ready for take-off
Data Elements
Bag Segment in BagRQ, BagRS identifies the bag (bag tag) and the segment for which bag sees transportation
ULD Allocation in BagRQ, ULD_RQ, ULD_RS identifies the ULD in which bag is packed for transport