Airlines
UK Boosts Regional Aviation as EU States Eye Short-Haul Limits
The European Regions Airline Association has criticized proposals to ban short-haul flight by some EU countries as the UK funds regional service.
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways will operate the Newquay to London route under a public service obligation contract backed by government funding. (Photo: Eastern Airways)
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways will operate the Newquay to London route under a public service obligation contract backed by government funding. (Photo: Eastern Airways)

Monday’s confirmation by the UK government that it would fund direct flights between London and regional UK destinations Newquay and Dundee with £4.3 million in public service obligation (PSO) aid might bring a measure of vindication for the European Regions Airline Association, which on November 19 criticized European national governments’ plans to ban certain short-haul flights in Europe in the name of environmental sustainability.