Question 14774 — air transport

Summary

Mr. Lionel Tivoli questions the Minister of Transport on the conditions for processing cabin baggage transferred to the hold at the boarding gate, particularly in the event of saturation of the cabin compartments. In many situations, particularly on flights operated by companies such as Air France, passengers are offered, when boarding, to place their baggage initially intended for the cabin in the hold. But the cabin baggage may contain objects strictly prohibited in the hold, first and foremost uninstalled lithium batteries, the risks of overheating or fire of which are documented. These objects are allowed in the cabin precisely because of the possibility of rapid intervention in the event of an incident. In this context, it appears that baggage transferred to the hold at the boarding gate does not systematically subject to specific checks as to their compliance with the rules applicable to checked baggage, which relate in particular to the standards defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and implemented at European level by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. This situation raises questions about the robustness of the procedures in force and the possible existence of a blind spot. operational in aviation safety. Also, he asks him if precise and obligatory protocols govern, in France, the transfer of cabin baggage to the hold at the boarding gate; whether a systematic check for the presence of prohibited objects in the hold, in particular lithium batteries, is planned in these situations; if checks are carried out by the general directorate of civil aviation in order to ensure the compliance with these procedures by airlines and, where applicable, what regulatory or operational developments the Government intends to promote in order to guarantee an optimal level of safety.

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