Bag Departure at Transfer Station (T)

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

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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