Temperature inside cargo

[ghostflier77]

Hello everybody,

just a quick question from someone's working outside flying environment :{.....

in commercial flights, is the cargo area (where luggage is kept, I mean) heated? I need to know, roughly, its temperature (or in case it is split in more parts, the criteria followed to store the luggage and the temperatures).

Thank you in advance!

Bye

[Fargoo]

Some are and some aren't , depends entirely on the make and model of aircraft in use.
Give us an idea of the route/airline you'll be using and we can best guess the model of aircraft you'll be on and go from there :ok:

[ghostflier77]

The route is Tokyo - Rome, so I guess a/c could be A340 or B747...don't know if it was a DHL or a commercial flight....

thank you

[Notso Fantastic]

Yes, cargo hold would be heated. Are you taking an animal? It would only be carried if the airline provided heating.

[point8six]

Your query suggests that you are considering putting some object that is temperature sensitive, inside your checked luggage. Be careful that you do not contravene the Dangerous Goods rules.

[spannersatcx]

the aft cargo hold of a 744 is normally set to 20C if memory serves, but if perishable items are being carried it can be set to 5C.

340 is between 5c and 25c