Lowerable luggage compartments and their actuation system

The Application relates to a lifting device for a luggage box (10) in an aircraft, said luggage box (10) between an open and a closed position is movable and wherein the lifting device a force-generating element (21), the lifting force to the one Luggage box (10) exerts. The application further relates to an aircraft with a lifting device for one Luggage box. The force-generating element (21) is an electric power generating element, and the lifting device is a rechargeable energy storage (28) for storing energy for associated with the operation of the electric power generating element (21).