Japan Airport Terminal Co. and SJOY will jointly develop “Pocket Tips,” an automated clothing compression service.
The companies will address issues identified during pilot testing at Haneda Airport and proceed with service design and validation based on usage characteristics and customer needs at Narita Airport, Kumamoto Airport, and Naha Airport. They aim to begin full-scale deployment at Haneda Airport and other airports in Japan from 2027 onward.
With “Pocket Tips,” users place clothing into a dedicated automated compression machine, which can compress it to as little as one-seventh of its original size in about one minute. As the clothing is compressed directly, the service can be used without generating waste such as compression bags.
In pilot tests conducted at four airports to date, about 70% of approximately 400 survey respondents said they had experienced giving up on purchasing additional souvenirs because they lacked luggage space. The companies are also considering future expansion into the accommodation and apparel sectors.
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