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Regional Airline CEOs Warn New EU261 Rules & Fuel Crisis Threaten Europe Air Links
SOURCE: LARA NEWS, 5/20

European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and its member airlines are calling on policymakers to pull the brakes on the ongoing revision and conduct a full impact assessment in light of the current geopolitical and economic environment.

The 35 airline CEOs state in the letter to the policymakers: “Passenger rights should protect and connect citizens, not isolate them.” They urge to develop a compensation regime that recognises the unique role and operational constraints of regional aviation and support strong and fair passenger rights, but caution that a one-size-fits-all regulation ignores the harsh operational realities of flying thin routes, managing smaller fleets, and serving remote regions, islands and isolated communities.

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