Post by account_disabled on Jan 31, 2024 8:54:24 GMT
Airline passengers cannot be forced to pay, in addition to the ticket, for checked bags, as there is no calculation that proves that not checking baggage reduces flight costs. Furthermore, the charge makes no sense, since some items must be shipped. reproduction Extra charges for checked baggage have been suspended because it affects the consumer, the most vulnerable part of the relationship. This is what judge José Henrique Prescendo, of the 22nd Federal Civil Court of São Paulo, understood when he temporarily suspended the possibility of airlines charging more to passengers who check in baggage.
The decision was given one day before the Buy Phone Number List new rules of the National Civil Aviation Agency came into force. The extra charge for checked bags was authorized by Anac in December last year. With the end of free baggage transportation — which previously was up to 23 kg for domestic flights and 32 kg for international flights — airlines will now be able to charge for the service. In addition, the change also increased — from 5 kg to 10 kg — the excess weight limit for luggage carried by passengers in the cabin. This possibility was already included in the tariff. “There are no safe parameters that allow calculating the percentages that correspond to the cost of transporting the passenger and the cost of transporting baggage, which make it impossible to charge separately, without harm to the consumer, which makes them vulnerable to possible abusive practices by companies.
Large Brazilian airlines, which dominate the market”, says the judge in the decision. Anac justified the change by claiming that a reduction in ticket prices would be provided, but there is no guarantee that this will actually happen. The Federal Public Ministry even questioned the changes — which have now been suspended at the agency's request. At the time, the Brazilian Bar Association stated that the changes unbalance the consumption relationship. This imbalance was cited by the federal judge in the decision more than once. According to Prescendo, Anac, by taking such action, failed to fulfill its regulatory function as a member of the Executive, which is to defend the interests of consumers.
The decision was given one day before the Buy Phone Number List new rules of the National Civil Aviation Agency came into force. The extra charge for checked bags was authorized by Anac in December last year. With the end of free baggage transportation — which previously was up to 23 kg for domestic flights and 32 kg for international flights — airlines will now be able to charge for the service. In addition, the change also increased — from 5 kg to 10 kg — the excess weight limit for luggage carried by passengers in the cabin. This possibility was already included in the tariff. “There are no safe parameters that allow calculating the percentages that correspond to the cost of transporting the passenger and the cost of transporting baggage, which make it impossible to charge separately, without harm to the consumer, which makes them vulnerable to possible abusive practices by companies.
Large Brazilian airlines, which dominate the market”, says the judge in the decision. Anac justified the change by claiming that a reduction in ticket prices would be provided, but there is no guarantee that this will actually happen. The Federal Public Ministry even questioned the changes — which have now been suspended at the agency's request. At the time, the Brazilian Bar Association stated that the changes unbalance the consumption relationship. This imbalance was cited by the federal judge in the decision more than once. According to Prescendo, Anac, by taking such action, failed to fulfill its regulatory function as a member of the Executive, which is to defend the interests of consumers.