Continuous growth in passenger and freight volume in the air transport sector has resulted in an increase in luggage handling. The barcode system currently used for luggage identification repeatedly fails in regard to identification needs. This has led to interest in using the Internet of Things and radio frequency identification (RFID) as a potential replacement for the barcode system, and potentially in the optimization of luggage transportation/handling in aviation. This paper describes the essential work required to address this problem using RFID.