PSIairport/BRS (Baggage Reconciliation System)

In the course of the check-in procedure, the automatic BRS receives information about each individual piece of baggage along with authorisation to load them. This data is sent via a BSM (Baggage Source Message) from the host (Departure Control System, DCS) of the dispatching airline to the BRS. Each piece of baggage can then be scanned during the loading procedure in accordance with the options available to the BRS in use. A hand scanner is used to enter data about each piece of baggage, the means of storage (e.g. a container) and its position therein into a data management system. The system also records which passengers have boarded the aircraft. Baggage Unload Messages (BUM) are sent to the BRS for all baggage belonging to passengers who have not boarded. The BRS can determine the location of this baggage by using the entries which have been made previously. If baggage such as this has not yet been loaded, the scanner operator is informed by the BRS that it can no longer be loaded.