Some European airlines could be grounded by Brexit
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Dubai — Measures to allow flights to continue between the EU and Britain in the event of a disorderly Brexit are unlikely to be enough to avoid some disruptions and cancellations, the head of the world’s leading air transport group warned on Thursday. Britain is set to leave the EU on March 29 but, with less than three months to go, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has failed to gain support at home for an exit agreement, increasing the prospects of a “no-deal break” in relations. “We are a bit worried because the first guidelines have been issued and, I think, represent a constraint on traffic,” said International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) director-general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac. He said the measures were based on traffic between the EU and Britain in 2018, and so did not account for planned increases in flights this year. This would mean, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, flights would have to start being adjusted or even cancelled once traffic reached the 2018 ceiling ...
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