Your ALPL Board fully understands the frustration of our members about the restrictions for leisure travel on board of our company aircrafts.
Although the issue was already discussed with management, shortly after they informed us about this pending step, a short-term solution was not possible due to the official involvement of the DAC and their binding decision.
Just to make it clear from the regulatory point of view: the DAC, like any other authority, can place restrictions on any operator under its oversight. Regarding the transport of persons on board of aircraft carrying CAO, there seems to be a wide range how this is handled: ranging from a complete ban, which goes even beyond what the DAC placed on Cargolux, to a less restrictive approach, which we used to have.
Before engaging now in further discussions with the DAC and to continue discussions with management about an acceptable solution, reliable facts need to be collected and analysed. Simply acting on unverified statements if other operators are allowed to take passengers on their aircrafts without restrictions by their respective authority, is not a suitable approach to this topic. Like always, gathering of reliable facts and negotiating with the involved parties requires a lot of time and effort from our side and therefore cannot be done overnight.
Rest assured, we will address this important topic and keep you informed about any developments.
