Handeling smart baggage in an airport

A method for controlling a movement of a smart bag through an airport, the method comprising:

• receiving a check-in notification for a passenger traveling with the smart bag, the check-in notification including an identification of the passenger, an identification of the smart bag and an identification of a flight that the passenger is booked on;
• determining a location of the smart bag in the airport;
• determining a travel path for the smart bag through the airport from the location to a departure gate for the flight;
• and
• transmitting instructions to the smart bag based on the travel path, wherein the instructions cause the smart bag to autonomously move along at least a portion of the travel path.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method, comprising:

• receiving a check-in notification for a passenger traveling with a smart bag, the check-in notification including an identification of the passenger, an identification of the smart bag and an identification of a flight that the passenger is booked on;
• determining a location of the smart bag in an airport;
• determining a travel path for the smart bag through the airport from the location to a departure gate for the flight;
• and
• transmitting instructions to the smart bag based on the travel path, wherein the instructions cause the smart bag to autonomously move along at least a portion of the travel path.