Originally posted by BlasterBates
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Sections 8 and 9 on pages 4 and 5.
The EU are unilaterally permitting 3rd and 4th freedom flights, i.e. flights between the EU and UK, and between the UK and EU - provided we reciprocate. That is the basic service.
The UK's hand here is enforcing foreign ownership rules on airlines operating from the UK to UK and UK to non-EU destinations, which will provide fun and games to RyanAir, Wizzair, Norwegian and British Airways - a UK subsidiary of a foreign company wouldn't be enough.
Will there still be plane connections between the UK and the EU in case of no
deal? What exactly is the EU proposing to ensure this? What will happen if the
UK does not reciprocate the measures taken by the EU?
In case of no deal, the Commission is proposing that "point-to-point" flight
connections, i.e. connections from the territory of the United Kingdom to the
territory of the EU27, are temporarily allowed on the basis of a unilateral
measure. This measure will enter into force in case of no deal, if the United
Kingdom reciprocates, and last until 30 March 2020. This is to avoid a full
interruption of traffic between the EU and the United Kingdom.
To ensure reciprocity, the proposal would enable the Commission to adopt
appropriate measures, such as adjusting the allowable capacity available to UK
air carriers, or requiring Member States to adapt, refuse, suspend or revoke
the operating authorisations of UK air carriers, if the Commission were to
determine that rights granted by the UK to EU air carriers are not equivalent to
those granted to UK air carriers.
Why is the Commission limiting its contingency proposal to only ensuring basic
connectivity between the EU and the UK (so called 3rd and 4th freedoms)?
A no-deal scenario will cause significant disruption. As mentioned in the
Communication of 19 December 2018, contingency measures cannot replicate
the benefits of membership of the Union, nor the terms of any transition
period, as provided for in the draft Withdrawal Agreement. Basic connectivity
refers to the level and volume of air transport services that will suffice to cover
the basic needs of the Member States' economies and mitigate to some extent
the impact of withdrawal, without however guaranteeing the continuation of all
existing air transport services under the same terms as they are supplied
today.
deal? What exactly is the EU proposing to ensure this? What will happen if the
UK does not reciprocate the measures taken by the EU?
In case of no deal, the Commission is proposing that "point-to-point" flight
connections, i.e. connections from the territory of the United Kingdom to the
territory of the EU27, are temporarily allowed on the basis of a unilateral
measure. This measure will enter into force in case of no deal, if the United
Kingdom reciprocates, and last until 30 March 2020. This is to avoid a full
interruption of traffic between the EU and the United Kingdom.
To ensure reciprocity, the proposal would enable the Commission to adopt
appropriate measures, such as adjusting the allowable capacity available to UK
air carriers, or requiring Member States to adapt, refuse, suspend or revoke
the operating authorisations of UK air carriers, if the Commission were to
determine that rights granted by the UK to EU air carriers are not equivalent to
those granted to UK air carriers.
Why is the Commission limiting its contingency proposal to only ensuring basic
connectivity between the EU and the UK (so called 3rd and 4th freedoms)?
A no-deal scenario will cause significant disruption. As mentioned in the
Communication of 19 December 2018, contingency measures cannot replicate
the benefits of membership of the Union, nor the terms of any transition
period, as provided for in the draft Withdrawal Agreement. Basic connectivity
refers to the level and volume of air transport services that will suffice to cover
the basic needs of the Member States' economies and mitigate to some extent
the impact of withdrawal, without however guaranteeing the continuation of all
existing air transport services under the same terms as they are supplied
today.
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