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1 Dumb Brexit: The EU Single Aviation Market
(A long thread on the the EU Single Aviation Market follows)
(A long thread on the the EU Single Aviation Market follows)
2 The EU Single Aviation Market is an air transport agreement which allows any EU-owned airline to fly between any two European countries…
3 ..… or between airports within an EU country
4 The agreement was established in the late 1990 and replaced previous inter-state bilateral agreements between EU countries
5 UK-EU aviation is essential to the travel and tourism industry which contributes £127bn to GDP annually & sustains over 3 million UK jobs
6 Is there a WTO rule for that?
No, there’s no WTO rule for that
What will happen if we leave the EU without an agreement on EU Aviation?
No, there’s no WTO rule for that
What will happen if we leave the EU without an agreement on EU Aviation?
7 The day after leaving, the UK will no longer be party to the EU Single Aviation Market
8 The legal and regulatory framework underpinning UK-EU aviation will disappear overnight, suspending all flights between the UK & the EU
9 UK-EU flights could remain grounded for weeks or months until a new UK-EU bilateral aviation agreement is in place
10 A suspension of flights to and from EU countries will be disastrous for the UK’s travel and tourism industries….
11….(including airports, hotels and restaurants); halt the EU-UK air cargo industry, suspending the import of essential goods such as food….
12 ….and possibly causing shortages; and will be highly damaging to other UK businesses which rely on European travel
13 UK airlines will try to limit the damage to their businesses by pursuing air operating licences from other EU countries to keep their….
14…..intra-EU networks & adjusting their ownership so they can maintain the EU majority-ownership rules of the EU Single Aviation Market
15 UK Jobs will also move to EU. EU airlines will seize the opportunity to take intra-EU business from UK airlines
16 The bigger picture is the loss of connectivity to the EU. The Airport Operators Association has warned: “If there is no agreement by the…
17 time the UK leaves the EU, the UK’s connectivity will be undermined and its ability to trade will be made significantly more difficult”
18 Has the government made an assessment of the impact of leaving the EU without a deal on the EU Single Aviation Market?
19 No. The government has not made an assessment of the legal, economic or other implications of leaving the EU without a deal
20 Dumb Brexit: The EU Single Aviation Market
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