Petitions to the Chamber of Deputies

OBJECT : [FR] Révision et optimisation des procédures de départ normalisé aux instruments (SID) à l'aéroport de Luxembourg afin de répartir plus équitablement le bruit aérien sur l'ensemble de la ville de Luxembourg. Les procédures actuelles de réduction du bruit imposent aux pilotes de maintenir une trajectoire rectiligne jusqu'à 4 000 pieds avant d'effectuer le premier virage latéral (source : ELLX Information aéronautique, Section 3.1, éditions Jeppesen/Lido jusqu'en 2025). Les SID de la piste 24 - qui survolent le Kirchberg, le quartier de la Gare, Bonnevoie et Cessange - maintiennent ce cap rectiligne sur 5,4 à 8,0 milles nautiques (10 à 15 km) avant de tourner (source : cartes SID ELLX piste 24, en vigueur depuis novembre 2024). La pétition demande que le Gouvernement charge l'Administration de la Navigation Aérienne (ANA), en coordination avec le comité consultatif bruit de lux-Airport, de mener une révision formelle de toutes les procédures de départ de la piste 24 afin d'identifier où des virages latéraux plus précoces sont opérationnellement réalisables, de publier les données d'exposition au bruit par quartier issues des cartes de bruit stratégiques requises par la directive européenne 2002/49/CE, et de communiquer publiquement les résultats dans un délai de douze mois. [EN] Review and optimisation of Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedures at Luxembourg Airport to achieve a fairer distribution of aircraft departure noise across the wider Luxembourg City area. Luxembourg Airport's published noise abatement procedures instruct pilots to climb on a straight track until 4,000 feet before executing the first lateral turn (source: ELLX Aeronautical Information, Section 3.1, Jeppesen/Lido editions through 2025). The SIDs from runway 24 - which overfly the Hamm quartier, Gare quarter, Bonnevoie, and Cessange - maintain this straight heading for 5.4 to 8.0 nautical miles (10 to 15 km) before turning (source: ELLX SID charts RWY 24, effective November 2024). The petition requests that the Government instruct the Administration de la Navigation Aérienne (ANA), in coordination with lux-Airport's noise advisory board, to conduct a formal review of all runway 24 departure procedures to identify where earlier lateral turns are operationally feasible, to publish district-level noise exposure data from the strategic noise maps required under EU Directive 2002/49/CE, and to report findings publicly within twelve months.

OBJECT : We call on the Luxembourgish government and the Chamber of Deputies to guarantee free access to essential menstrual products such as tampons and sanitary pads for everyone in Luxembourg. Menstruation is a natural part of life and not a choice. However, the cost of menstrual hygiene products still represents a financial burden for many people. No one should have to give up basic hygiene because of a lack of financial means. We therefore demand: free menstrual products in public schools, universities, and administrative buildings; free access to tampons and sanitary pads in public toilets; government measures to make menstrual products more affordable or freely accessible in supermarkets; as well as long-term action to fight period poverty in Luxembourg. Access to menstrual products is a matter of health, hygiene, dignity, and equality. Other countries and cities have already shown that such measures are both possible and beneficial. Luxembourg should send a modern and supportive message by ensuring that nobody is disadvantaged because of menstruation.

OBJECT : Currently, various airlines impose strict weight limits for animals traveling in the cabin, along with very restrictive size requirements. These conditions exclude many small dogs that only slightly exceed this limit, particularly dogs weighing around 10 to 12 kg, which are nonetheless suitable for cabin travel under appropriate conditions. In practice, these animals are often calm, accustomed to traveling, and able to remain in a suitable carrier under the seat. However, they are systematically refused in the cabin and must travel in the hold, which can cause stress and pose risks to their well-being. This petition proposes a reasonable adjustment of the current rules: increasing the allowed weight limit in the cabin to 12 kg (excluding the transport bag), no longer penalizing passengers by including the weight of the bag in the limit, adapting the permitted dimensions to better reflect the reality of small-sized animals, maintaining strict safety and transport requirements (appropriate carrier, calm animal). The objective is to better balance passenger safety with animal welfare by adapting the rules to real and common situations. We call on the Luxembourg authorities to encourage an evolution of these conditions in order to make them fairer, more proportionate, and better suited to current needs.