Charter & Fractional
Flight Time Limitations Pose New Cost Threat for Charter Operators
Europe’s charter operators face revised EASA pilot flight time limitations.
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New charter rest period rules are not only confusing but don’t comport with operational realities. © AdobeStock

Beyond taxes, airport access, and decarbonization costs, Europe’s charter operators are now facing a new cost burden in the shape of revised EASA pilot flight time limitations (FTL) that are due to take effect in 2027. 

According to Olivier Perdriel of Skyfirst, the tighter NPA 2024-106(B) rules around rest periods during and after trips will be “horrible” for operators, and he called for the industry to counter strong lobbying by commercial pilots’ unions.