Air Transport: LH Lufthansa Variation: Clarification on the acceptance of vehicles

May 3, 2024 Air Transport | Knowledge

In connection with the fire on board a ship carrying vehicles as cargo, Lufthansa announced a ban on the transport of battery-powered vehicles (UN 3171 and hybrid vehicles (UN 3166)) last year. In our newsletter we had mentioned the complete UN 3166. Lufthansa has now clarified that the embargo on UN 3166 only applies to hybrid vehicles.

This embargo is currently still in place, Lufthansa confirmed in response to our question about its validity.

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