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Abstract

Provided is a system and method for passenger matching and baggage release, the method including: generating a manifest listing passengers, wherein the manifest includes a passenger manifest data record having manifest data fields for each passenger listed therein; monitoring at least one computer system associated with a security authority, wherein the security authority processes the plurality of passengers for border crossing at a border crossing airport; detecting a clearance processing event of a passenger record of a respective passenger among the passengers created by the at least one computer system associated with the security authority, by matching the passenger record with a respective passenger manifest data record; and based on detecting the clearance processing event, communicating a baggage release message to a baggage scanning system of an identified airline, a computing device of a baggage handler or a baggage handling system, wherein the baggage release message is configured to cause a held checked-in luggage item associated with the respective passenger to be released.

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