Patent ID: 8359121

Claim:
A method for arranging for transportation of container of an airline passenger from an origin location to a destination location via a flight taken from an origin airport to a destination airport, the origin location and destination location being distinct from the origin airport and the origin location, respectively, the method comprising: entering origin location information, destination location information, container information, original shipping date information, and return shipping date information for the passenger into a database; arranging for collection of the container at the origin location on the original shipping date, wherein the origin location is a residence of the passenger; arranging for ground transport of the container to the origin airport after collection at the origin location; arranging for the air transport of the container to the destination airport on a non-passenger flight; arranging for ground transport of the container from the destination airport to the destination location; arranging for collection of the container from the destination location on the return shipping date; sending a reminder communication to the passenger providing a reminder including the return shipping date information entered in the database and an opportunity for the passenger to confirm proceeding with the return shipping date entered in the database or to provide notification of a new return shipping date; prior to collection of the container from the destination location on the return shipping date, providing to the passenger a shipping label having an address for the origin location; arranging for ground transport of the container from the destination location to the destination airport after collection on the return shipping date; arranging for the air transport of the container to the origin airport from the destination airport on a non-passenger flight; and arranging for ground transport of the container from the origin airport to the origin location.