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Lufthansa Cargo has imposed security charges for all cargo departing the UK on road feeder services (RFS) for onward flights out of its European hubs.
Following Brexit, EU law no longer recognises trucked cargo from the UK as secure, and requires such goods to undergo rescreening before onward flights.
Lufthansa told customers their cargo departing the UK via RFS would be subject to ’security charges for unknown cargo’ of £0.15/kg ($0.20), or a minimum of £17.25.
The carrier said: “We are legally obliged to ...
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