The bill you are looking for regulate the transit of dogs and cats in Colombian air transport took a step in the Congress of the Republic, after the Sixth Commission of the House of Representatives approved its first debate.
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In this way, the initiative will now go to plenary sessions of the Chamber where the processing of the project will continue, which seeks to ensure that airlines guarantee the transportation of these pets in the passenger cabin.
In this sense, On flights, domestic dogs and cats would be prohibited from traveling in the baggage holds.
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Recently, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) reviewed this proposal, which it described as inconvenient. “since it ignores essential characteristics of the operation and air safety.”
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For its part, Aerocivil has argued that the transportation of pets is subject to the technical conditions of the plane and the flight, under the cargo modality..
Despite the objections, the rapporteur of the bill, representative Julián David López, assured that these concepts no longer have support because the bill “changed substantially” to carry out its first debate.
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“I can give IATA peace of mind that not a centimeter of the plane will be modified and I can give peace of mind to the Ministry of Transportation that air safety will not be compromised. The only thing we are asking is that they respect the will of the 54 percent of Colombians have pets”he commented.
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With information from Economy and Business EL TIEMPO
