Banging the populism gong wildly, Boris Johnson's apparently going to try and change the EU system of flight compensation for a home-grown alternative.
Of course, the effect is predictable: if this costs airlines more, they'll raise the cost of flights to the UK to compensate.
Of course, the effect is predictable: if this costs airlines more, they'll raise the cost of flights to the UK to compensate.
Remember, the UK's sovereignty stops at our borders. So any change can at best only affect two categories of flights:
A) Flights by UK-registered airlines
B) Flights originating from or ending up in the UK
A) will encourage more airline firms to move domicile away from the UK.
A) Flights by UK-registered airlines
B) Flights originating from or ending up in the UK
A) will encourage more airline firms to move domicile away from the UK.
Going back to the Express article, it's vital to note that all that's actually been announced is the start of a consultation process.
So UK consumers will see zero benefits "now" and the compensation scheme remains exactly as it was.
Journalists? Liars.
express.co.uk/news/uk/155832…
So UK consumers will see zero benefits "now" and the compensation scheme remains exactly as it was.
Journalists? Liars.
express.co.uk/news/uk/155832…
Also worth noting that the UK already has the world's highest departure tax, so anything that increases airline firms' costs further will just widen the gap between what we pay to fly and what everyone else does.
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