Wednesday, March 2, 2022

'The way forward is a joint approach between the dangerous goods community and the security community'

 What steps has Air France KLM Martinair Cargo taken to ensure that there is better visibility and compliance while handling lithium batteries in the recent past? Has Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ever had to terminate your contract or end a working relationship with any of your stakeholders owing to non-compliance in ensuring the transportation of dangerous goods, especially lithium batteries?



Generally speaking, AFKL and its cargo division AFKLMP Cargo are fully adhering to ICAO and IATA regulations. For LB under UN 3480 and 3090 (shipments containing just LB batteries), only our full freighter operation at both Martinair and AF can accept these. AF and KL passenger operations can only accept lithium batteries 'contained in' or 'packed with' equipment (UN 3481 and 3091). Fully regulated shipments, needing a shipper declaration for dangerous goods, already allow some degree of 'visibility' of these shipments.

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