METHOD AT LOADING AND UNLOADING AIRCRAFTS

A method for loading goods and passengers into an aeroplane, in which every passenger is identified, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that goods at least comprising each piece of luggage that belongs to a passenger is equipped with a transponder (6, 8) in which information bound to the identity of the passenger and, possibly, the destination of the luggage is stored, in that a communicator (13) at the entrance of the aeroplane for luggage is caused to read the transponder (6) on the luggage that is loaded into the aeroplane, in that a communicator (12) at the gate in question for passenger embarkation is caused to read the transponder (8) on the relevant carry-on luggage in association with an electronic scanning of the passenger's ticket for boarding the aeroplane, in that the information read from each transponder (6, 8) is caused to be stored in a central database (7) together with the information from the scanned ticket, and in that the said information is compared by a computer (16) connected to the said database (7) and in that, in the case of a discrepancy in the information, an alarm (14, 15) is caused to be given.