"Orlando Airport Unveils Self-Check BAGS Program"

Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Orlando Airport Unveils Self-Check BAGS Program
Most Airlines Participating In Program
The Associated Press


ORLANDO, Fla. -- The nation's first system allowing air travelers to check
luggage outside an airport was announced Monday. 

The pilot program Baggage Airline Guest Services, or BAGS, will be used by
Orlando International Airport passengers who are staying at a hotel adjacent
to the Orange County Convention Center. 

The Transportation Security Authority is allowing luggage to be checked at
the Rosen Centre Hotel and kept in a secured location until it is trucked to
the airport for screening by federal security officials.  

The airlines participating in the program are American, Continental, Delta
and Song, with United soon to follow. 

Other services deliver luggage to travelers' destination, but this is the
first to work with the airlines. Bags can be checked as early as 12 hours
before a flight and as late as 2 1/2 hours before departure. The cost is $10
per passenger.


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