Photo source: Fraport Greece The European Commission recently adopted an extension to the airport slot relief rules of the 2022 summer scheduling season, running from March 28 until October 29. Accordingly, airlines operating out of congested EU airports will be required to effectively use 64 percent of their allocated slots to keep them, up from […]
Photo source: European Commission The European Union and the State of Qatar on Monday signed a comprehensive air transport agreement, upgrading rules and standards for flights between Qatar and the EU. According to the European Commission, the agreement sets a new global benchmark by providing a single set of rules for air services; by committing […]
Photo source: connectingeuropeexpress.eu The “Connecting Europe Express”, a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, departed the Lisbon train station on September 2 for a five-week journey to over 100 towns and cities including Athens. The train will pass through Spain, Italy, Austria and Serbia before arriving in Greece […]
Photo source: European Parliament The European Commission and national consumer authorities on Monday called on airlines to improve how they deal with cancellations in the context of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “We have received a lot of complaints from consumers but we have also worked closely with airlines to understand where there are shortfalls and […]
Photo source: European Commission Aiming for a coordinated approach to travel and transport measures in the EU, the European Commission on Tuesday called on member states to facilitate essential travel and transit of passengers from the United Kingdom. The recommendation follows a number of countries closing their borders to flights from the UK due to […]
Photo source: Euorpean Parliament / © shutterstock Over 20 aviation associations, collectively representing the entire European aviation ecosystem, have come together and announced a joint commitment to work with policy makers to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. The commitment is part of a comprehensive collaborative analysis – the Aviation Round Table Report – […]
Photo source: European Parliament Some of the measures adopted to ease the financial pressure on aviation operators and groundhandlers in the EU will be extended into 2021, according to recommendations in a new European Commission report. It is reminded that, in response to coronavirus (Covid-19) measures that saw planes grounded around the EU, the Commission […]
The European Commission on Monday said it intends to extend the suspension of EU regulations on airport slots for the 2020/2021 winter season, until 27 March 2021. “The Coronavirus pandemic has had a tremendous impact on air travel and the aviation sector as a whole… Air traffic levels remain low, and more importantly, they are […]
Photo source: European Commission The European Commission and Japan on Monday signed an agreement on civil aviation safety, which is expected to further boost the European Union’s already strong cooperation with Japan and reinforce the competitiveness of the EU’s aviation industry. “One and a half years after the EU and Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement entered […]
Guidelines to assure the health safety of air travellers and aviation personnel, once airlines resume regular flight schedules following the severe disruption caused by Covid-19, were released on Wednesday by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The guidelines included in the EASA/ECDC “COVID-19

















