A small tracker on the suitcase is a useful tool for finding it again quickly. But Lufthansa bans the devices – in contrast to many other airlines.
Frankfurt – The small device was worth its weight in gold for many travelers. When the Stacked suitcases at the baggage claim area at Frankfurt Airport, the luggage tracker helped to quickly find one’s own belongings among thousands of suitcases. But that’s the end of it, at least for Lufthansa customers.
As the airline surprisingly announced, there is no approval for devices such as Apple air tags. report that business week and Watson. “Baggage trackers belong to the category of portable electronic devices and are therefore subject to the dangerous goods regulations for carriage in aircraft issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization. Accordingly, due to their transmission function, the trackers must be deactivated during the flight, similar to mobile phones, laptops, tablets, etc., if they are in checked baggage,” said a Lufthansa spokeswoman in response to a request from Watson With.
Frankfurt Airport: No uniform regulation for air tags in international air traffic
Thus, on Lufthansa flights from airport Frankfurt the batteries are removed from the trackers. This makes the trackers useless, at least as an aid when searching for your own luggage on the luggage belt. But the problem is not really treated uniformly by airports and airlines.
According to the US air traffic control authority, the Bluetooth connection, via which the radio signal is exchanged between the tracker and the smartphone, is not a problem. In addition, the small button battery in the trackers does not pose any great danger, especially when compared to smartphone batteries.
Lufthansa does not allow airtags on flights
To complete the confusion, spokesmen for the airports in Berlin and Munich said when asked by Watson that there were no bans or requirements for trackers at baggage check-in. “However, airlines could prescribe regulations,” said the spokesman for the airport in Munich. And that is exactly what Lufthansa does, again in contrast to many other airlines, which apparently have no problems with the air tags.
The lack of a uniform regulation is also problematic for the security staff. Because they act in accordance with the rules of the airlines, as the spokeswoman for Berlin Airport told Watson, “because the airlines basically determine what is allowed on board their aircraft and what is not.”
So who in future from airport Frankfurt or departs with Lufthansa should find out in advance about the regulations for trackers and possible consequences. At least as far as the suitcase chaos in the summer is concerned, it would be helpful if such scenes didn’t happen anymore. (esa)
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