Tag: European Union

While consolidation of the European airline industry seems to be the inevitable direction of history, the EU (but not only the EU) seems intent on strictly checking any potential infringement of competition and thus protecting the consumer. The first...

Air France-KLM's acquisition of a stake in SAS is unlikely to change anything in the short term, and even in the long term there are a number of grey areas. Since the deal was announced, customers of both airlines...

The Dutch government is reversing its decision to reduce capacity at Schiphol by cutting flights from summer 2024, under political pressure from both sides of the Atlantic. Airlines are relieved, but the airport is disappointed. Ambitious environmental targets for the...

The European Court of Justice ruled that the aid granted by the German government to Lufthansa during the COVID was illegal and that the European Commission had not properly checked the conditions of its validity. Even though COVID is...

In case of a delayed or cancelled flight in Europe, the law provides very precisely the cases and conditions of compensation for passengers through what is commonly called the EU261. The EU261 is a European Union regulation that precisely regulates...

If you didn't know, new rules for entering the EU and the UK are due to come into force soon, making it compulsory for third country nationals to obtain prior authorisation. So much for the theory, in practice the...

The storm that the European airports are going through leads the professionals of the sector to want to reconsider the European regulation on passenger compensation. European passengers rather well compensated so far The European regulation applying to the compensation of passengers...

Under pressure from several airlines and EU member states, IAG may be forced to spin off British Airways to comply with Brexit rules. And, logically, the English don't see it that way. After the crisis, we're back down to earth The...

It was almost beautiful. Europeans were in agreement on the health pass, with vaccination campaigns progressing at a good pace, and everything was in place to start the summer vacations with a little peace of mind. But the European Union...