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I have a prediction: Airlines won't ackowlege that personal trackers as an effective means to track luggage becuase they're trying to figure out how to force you to buy their own trackers.
I'm still trying to figure out why they don't already use trackers. RFID tags are dirt cheap and it's 20 years old technology. They already have a process where they add barcode stickers at checkin, slap some RFID in there too.
I think you mean BLE. As far as I understand it, RFID doesn't have any particular advantage over barcodes for tracking luggage.
RFID is easier to read, so you could set up scanners at more places. Also easier to walk around looking for a bag and know that it's somewhere in this pile.