23 NOVEMBER 2020

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BALPA and the EU

The pilots' union BALPA is the latest to raise the question of the EU–UK air service agreement, even in a “no deal” scenario.
 
BALPA, is urging the Prime Minister and EU officials to publicly commit to signing an EU–UK air service agreement in order to keep planes flying, even if a broader trade agreement is unachievable.
 
Brian Strutton, BALPA General Secretary, said: “The British airline industry is suffering through an extraordinary amount of uncertainty and pain as a result of both Covid-19 and Brexit. The Government could and should have provided help and certainty on both fronts by now, but late is better than never.
 
“The Prime Minister and the EU side simply must commit that whatever the outcome of these trade talks, an EU–UK air service agreement, providing as much freedom to fly as possible and with mutual recognition of licences, will be signed by both sides ASAP, and that planes will keep flying. To do otherwise would be reckless given the parlous state of this industry right now.”

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John Richmond, Lochwinnoch

Agreement between the UK and the EU must be reached asap.To lose these airlinks would be a disaster.


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