Paris/London — Diplomatic moves to ease transatlantic air travel could unleash fierce competition to entice passengers back into near-empty cabins at a time when tottering airlines can ill afford a price war in the world’s richest aviation market.

Talks between Brussels and Washington on resuming mass travel for vaccinated tourists have raised hopes of a summer rebound — further buoyed by new EU reopening proposals...

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