News / EU says cargo can't fly in cabin with passengers – or can it?

Lufthansa turns a cabin into a hold

Cargo and passengers will not be allowed to travel in aircraft cabins at the same time, according to new EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) guidelines.

But the rules for national authorities, released last week, appear to give airlines ‘carte blanche’ for eight months, and have been condemned for being vague.

While the rules repeat that “the passenger cabin is not approved as a cargo compartment”, it adds that “an exemption … is needed”.

The period of exemption, the rules say, should refer to ...