The Ministry of Social Rights, consumption and agenda of 2030 supports its pulse with some airlines, because they believe that they carry out practices that are considered insulting, especially receivables for manual baggage, but also in order to leave continuous places when it is accompanied by a dependent. And, as part of this impulse, he opened a new file to another airline.
The ministry, led by Pablo Buryundui, does not disclose the name of the company in question, because it guarantees that the legislation will prevent it until the sanction for its part is final.
It also indicates that not all airlines act equally, that some companies began to carry out this type of practices four or five years ago, and, some competitors, their trace followed.
Thus, with the opening of the file, another step is presented, because it is added to the sanctions imposed several months ago to five airlines, Ryanair, Vueling, Easyjet, Norwegian and Volotea, totaling 179 million euros. Of these, more than 100 million correspond to Ryanair.
Currently, this sanction for these five companies is not final, since justice has taken precautions requested by three of them, such as Ryanair, although five were asked. These precautions open the door for companies to continue to charge a fee for these services until the courts leave.
Reasons why you cannot levy
“You cannot charge manual baggage,” they emphasize consumption sources, because the rules, both Spanish and European, prevent it. In fact, they indicate that the fact that the Council of the European Union opened the door a few days ago, so that the companies were levied from a manual suitcase that is transferred in the cabin is evidence that you cannot.
The aforementioned sources of the ministry indicate that “known as a loud sentence”, in court of the EU, which dates back to 2014, “determines that baggage in the cabin does not imply any expenses for the company”, and that companies “do not exercise any responsibility for deterioration or loss, as this happens with the payment of Laggar”.
They also relate to European regulation of 1008/2008, which refers to the freedom of tariffs, within the framework of the services at which various rates can be implemented. However, the transfer of baggage in the cab is not subject to freedom of tariffs, but is subject to the transport service itself. That is, you have the right to carry out luggage in the cabin for a simple fact of buying a plane ticket, the transport title cannot be disagreed.
A new file that is not specified by the company can be extended for nine months. This is focused on offensive practices, such as the aforementioned collection of manual baggage additives, additional costs for a reserve of continuous places for addicted people and the lack of clarity in prices published both on their own web, and on third parties, which prevents the comparability of proposals.
The first step is the opening of the sanctioning file by consumption. Then his initiation and representation of the accusations under consideration by the company; And then the final proposal proposal. “Now it is announced on practice and authorization, but not a specific amount,” explains consumption. As for how much the fine can rise, if they arise aggravating, the benefits obtained by these practices are considered offensive, can reach six or eight times.
