The controversy over charging for hand luggage on domestic flights gains a new chapter with airlines moving to implement additional fees for the use of aircraft’s overhead bins. THE Chamber of Deputies should vote, this week, on the urgency of a bill that aims to prohibit this charge. In an interview with Live CNNthe executive director of Procon in São Paulo, Luiz Orsatti, said that he has notified the companies asking for information to explain how the new measure should work.
According to ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) resolution 400 of 2016, passengers are entitled to a minimum allowance of 10 kilos of . According to Orsatti, “some companies have limited free use only to the space under the seat in front of the passenger, charging an additional fee for using the upper luggage compartment.”
The main concern of the (Consumer Protection and Defense Program) is to ensure that information reaches consumers clearly, especially when purchasing tickets.
In relation to tickets already purchased, the defense body clarifies that the new rules cannot be applied retroactively. Tickets purchased before the change must maintain the conditions
