{"id":158385,"date":"2023-10-04T23:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T21:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=158385"},"modified":"2023-10-06T10:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:48:11","slug":"european-parliament-free-cabin-baggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/european-parliament-free-cabin-baggage","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament to set free cabin baggage allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 4 October, Members of the European Parliament issued an important clarification. contrary to European rules<\/strong> a surcharge for carrying hand baggage in the cabin.<\/p>\n

Airlines' different rules on hand luggage mean hidden costs for travellers. The jungle of hand luggage tariffs and rules <\/strong>makes it more difficult to compare prices, stressed MEPs.<\/p>\n

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What's more, when passengers take different airlines or have to change their plans, theinconsistent rules<\/a> creates confusion. The resolution, which was adopted by a show of hands, underlines the public's concern about the inconvenience and discomfort caused by the inconsistency of the rules. We are therefore moving towards a revision of European legislation<\/strong> on air passenger rights. It would thus offer a solution, says the resolution.<\/p>\n

MEPs point out that when reviewing current EU legislation on air services, the Commission will have to fully implement a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union in a dispute dating back to 2014 between a passenger and the airline Vueling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A precedent-setting ruling in 2014<\/h4>\n

According to the judgement of the time, \"it should be considered that the cost of transporting checked baggage<\/strong> may constitute an optional price supplement within the meaning of Article 23(1) of Regulation Noo<\/span> 1008\/2008, given that such a service cannot be considered obligatory or indispensable for the transport of these passengers.<\/em>\u00a0\"<\/p>\n

But \"\u00a0on the other hand, with regard to unchecked baggage, i.e. hand baggage, it should be noted [...] that such baggage must be considered, in principle, as constituting un indispensable part of passenger transport<\/strong> and that the carriage of such baggage shall therefore not be subject to a surcharge, provided that such baggage meets reasonable requirements in terms of weight and dimensions and complies with applicable safety regulations.<\/em>\u00a0\"<\/p>\n

Members of parliament therefore stress the need to introduce consistent, harmonised European rules<\/strong> on the sizing and pricing of airline hand baggage. This legislation should also abolish the notion of baggage weight and focus solely on baggage size. The new legislation should also assess other hidden costs<\/strong>. Such as, for example, the costs involved in allocating seats, say the MEPs. A real revolution \"made in the European Union\"!<\/p>\n

Sidebar: the jungle of cabin baggage limits in economy class in Europe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Airlines<\/strong><\/td>\nDimension<\/strong><\/td>\nWeight limitation<\/strong><\/td>\nSmall bag
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Air France<\/td>\n55cm x 35cm x 25cm<\/td>\n12 kg<\/td>\nincluded in total weight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels Airlines<\/td>\n55cm x 35cm x 25 cm<\/td>\n8 kg<\/td>\nin addition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
British Airways<\/td>\n56 cm x35 cm x 25 cm<\/td>\n23 kg<\/td>\nincluded in total weight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easyjet<\/td>\n45 cm x 36 cm x 20 cm<\/td>\n15 kg<\/td>\nnot authorised<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finnair<\/td>\n55 cm x 40 cm x 23 cm<\/td>\n8 kg<\/td>\nincluded in total weight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iberia<\/td>\n40 cm x 20 cm x 25 cm<\/td>\n10 kg<\/td>\nnot authorised<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LOT<\/td>\n55 cm x 40 cm x 23 cm<\/td>\n8kg<\/td>\n2 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TAP Air Portugal<\/td>\n55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm<\/td>\n10 kg<\/td>\nincluded in total weight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transavia<\/td>\n55 cm x 35 cm x 25 cm<\/td>\n10 kg<\/td>\nincluded in total weight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wizz Air<\/td>\n40 cm x 30 cm x 20 cm<\/td>\n10 kg<\/td>\nnot authorised<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(Sources: websites of each airline as at 03\/10\/23)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Parliament has confirmed that airlines have no right to charge extra to passengers travelling with unchecked cabin baggage.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":158389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[40,2085,2107],"type-darticle":[52],"n_magazine":[],"class_list":["post-158385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerien","tag-bagages","tag-union-europeenne","tag-transport-aerien","type-darticle-breve","vapo-free"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLes bagages \u00e0 main obligatoirement gratuits sur les vols de l'UE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Le parlement europ\u00e9en a adopt\u00e9 une r\u00e9solution affirmant la gratuit\u00e9 des bagages en cabine quelque soit leur poids.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/european-parliament-free-cabin-baggage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Le parlement europ\u00e9en va fixer la gratuit\u00e9 des bagages cabine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Le parlement europ\u00e9en a adopt\u00e9 une r\u00e9solution affirmant la gratuit\u00e9 des bagages en cabine quelque soit leur poids.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/european-parliament-free-cabin-baggage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Voyages d'affaires\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-04T21:57:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-06T08:48:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aeroport-toulouse.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"548\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Luc Citrinot\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Luc Citrinot\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/parlement-europeen-bagages-cabine-gratuits\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/parlement-europeen-bagages-cabine-gratuits\",\"name\":\"Les bagages \u00e0 main obligatoirement gratuits sur les vols de l'UE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/parlement-europeen-bagages-cabine-gratuits#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/parlement-europeen-bagages-cabine-gratuits#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aeroport-toulouse.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-04T21:57:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-06T08:48:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c74b2eea412d55da7482e81e95f8edc3\"},\"description\":\"Le parlement europ\u00e9en a adopt\u00e9 une r\u00e9solution affirmant la gratuit\u00e9 des bagages en cabine quelque soit leur poids.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/parlement-europeen-bagages-cabine-gratuits#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/parlement-europeen-bagages-cabine-gratuits\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/parlement-europeen-bagages-cabine-gratuits#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aeroport-toulouse.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aeroport-toulouse.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":548,\"caption\":\"Le transport des bagages \u00e0 main de nouveau gratuit dans l'Union europ\u00e9enne... 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