Baggage Regulation 889/2002

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• Baggage Regulation 889/2002
• Results from
• Commissions enquiry

28.07.2009
Vice-President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for
Transport
EUROPEANCOMMISSION
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Regulation (EC) No 889/2002

• In case of baggage delay, the air carrier is
  liable for damage unless it took all reasonable
  measures to avoid the damage or it was impossible
  to take such measures. The liability for baggage
  delay is limited to 1100 .
• The air carrier is liable for destruction, loss
  or damage to baggage up to 1100 . In the case of
  checked baggage, it is liable even if not at
  fault, unless the baggage was defective. In the
  case of unchecked baggage, the carrier is liable
  only if at fault.

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Stakeholders which replied to the Commissions
enquiry

• 6 Airline associations
• 10 Consumer organisations
• 14 Member States authorities

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Data

• World
• 32,8 ml of lost baggages in 2008 (SITA)
• 1 bag per 3000 passengers never recovered in 2008
  (SITA-AEA)
• Europe
• 4,6 ml bags delayed on arrival (Jan-Oct
  2008-SITA)
• 13 lost baggages for each 1000 passengers of
  which 15 has not been delivered back to their
  owners within 48 hours (AEA)
• 1 lost baggage for each 64 passengers (EPF)
• 61 of baggage incidents are related to
  passengers with connecting flights (AEA)

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