Provide luggage transportation solutions for passengers.
According to foreign media EU-Stratups , Spain Bag on Board Completed 3 million euros (approximately 3.3 million US dollars) in financing from existing investors K Fund, Big Sur Ventures, angel investors Andreas Mihalovits and Carlos Domingo, and international investors GAA Investments (USA) and TA Ventures (Ukraine) joint investment. The round of financing funds will be used to expand the international market and develop peer-to-peer services.
Bag on Board is a baggage check service provider , founded in 2017, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, founded by Felix Campano In solving the problem of passenger luggage. Passengers can book baggage delivery and consignment services directly on the Bag on Board official website, and then the company removes the luggage from the passenger’s home and helps the passenger complete the consignment.
In 2018, Bag on Board cooperated with Iberia Airlines of Spain, and then signed a commercial agreement with the International Aviation Division, which can reach 70% of passengers in the two aviation hubs of Madrid and Barcelona. The company also works with OTAs, hotel and apartment renters to expand its customer base. Passengers can directly book baggage delivery and consignment services on the Bag on Board official website.
Bag on Board official website
Bag on Board is charged at € 15 for the first piece of luggage, with an additional € 5 for each additional item. Passengers need to complete online registration within 4 hours before departure. Bag on Board will pick up the luggage at the door, then go through the check-in procedures under the corresponding passenger name, and then transport to the airport. After arriving at the destination, passengers can pick it up at the baggage transfer counter. According to reports, 98% of users said they would use the service again.
Felix Campano said that Bag on Board is trying to create cooperation plans with airlines and airport operators to create a better passenger experience and bring convenience to the aviation sector. The next phase of the company’s goal is to achieve a complete end-to-end service, that is, a service that helps passengers pick up luggage at the destination airport and return it to the final destination.
IATA data show that the number of air passengers will double in the next ten years, from 4.4 billion in 2018 to 8 billion in 2035. Since 2008, airlines have continuously raised various baggage charges. In 2019, most major airlines in the U.S. announced that for two pieces of luggage, the fare for most round trips would increase by $ 140.
In recent years, more and more companies are eager to seize this opportunity to provide services to passengers and transport their luggage in order to avoid invalid, backward and incomplete baggage check-in processes.
China’s luggage steward startup company Going empty-handed , established in 2014, has won a seed round of several million yuan, and was invested by the former CEO of Haojiong and CEO of Guazi Used Cars in 2015 ; In 2017, the company received another round of financing. Empty to help users carry luggage from the hotel to the airport, or from the airport to the hotel, the luggage is charged 45 yuan regardless of size.