"At a time when fuller flights and heightened security means more luggage is being checked -- and lost, than ever before, some airlines and airports are hoping that radio frequency identification,will dig them out from under a mountain of misrouted bags."
"So why haven't airlines embraced the technology? For the same reason you can't get a pillow or a sandwich on most flights: money. RFID tags cost 10 to 20 cents each, versus 2 to 3 cents for a printed label. Fifteen extra cents per bag might not seem like much, but for an outfit like Delta Air Lines, which carried 78 million domestic passengers last year, it adds up."
Even though the costs are higher, I think that this technology has a great benefit to the airline industry...
