Shipping luggage collection is positive, says TCU

The charge for luggage dispatch "tends to favour the consumer." Is that understood the Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) after performing an audit on the measure, in force since March 2017. On that occasion, entered into force the resolution No. 400 of the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), which established that each passenger may take on board a Briefcase with up to 10 kg. For larger luggage, that need to be shipped, companies may charge additional fees. The alleged intention of the measure is to reduce the value of the passages-once spent on order would be included in the ticket price. "The new rule seeks to allow differentiation of services to passengers. Airlines can, with the new regulations, fail to collect the luggage shipping service of the passenger who can dispense with that service. The biggest differentiation in services promotes greater competitiveness in the air sector and allows the market entry of airlines adopting the low-cost model, more developed in other markets where the civil aviation is more mature, "says judgment of the TCU in session plenary session held in December and released yesterday. The Rapporteur of the case, Minister Bruno Dantas, also highlighted that the Faa will monitor the effects of the recovery by orders and that a report on the effectiveness of the measure should be presented to the Board of the Agency in 2022-five years after the entry into force of the resolution. The audit of TCU was requested by the Commission for consumer protection of the House of representatives. For the Court of Auditors, parliamentary request for evaluation of the regularity of the resolution was "entirely" met.