Airlines
ERA Tackles Brexit, Pax Rights Issues
Europe’s regional airlines still must emphasize their vital importance to the wider European economy.

Brexit and passenger rights rank among the top concerns for Europe's airlines, according to the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). At a press conference in London on March 20, ERA director general Monserrat Barriga listed areas of concern, highlighted by a recent membership survey addressing Brexit, the regulatory burden, pilot shortages, consolidation, fuel prices, congestion, slots, the environment, financing, and ATC, among others. “We want an unrestricted bilateral [agreement],” she said of Brexit, while adding that the association is planning a Brexit event in late 2018, following on from ERA's February 2018 Brexit publication and earlier position paper.