UK airlines grounded as they lose EU and third-country flying rights
Brussels/London/Berlin — British airlines will lose all flying rights the EU has negotiated with third countries, as well as those negotiated by individual EU states after Britain quits the bloc, the EU executive said in a note. In a notice to all airlines, a stark reminder of the risks facing the sector if there is no Brexit deal, the European Commission said UK carriers would no longer enjoy traffic rights under any air transport agreement to which the EU is a party, such as the US-EU Open Skies Agreement. They would also lose flying rights under agreements between individual EU member states and third countries as they would not longer be considered EU airlines. In addition, all operating licences granted by the British civil aviation authority will no longer be valid for the EU, the notice said, which means the airlines would be cut off from the intra-EU market. "To continue benefiting from the freedoms of establishment and to provide air services within the EU internal market a...
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