Brexit could cause flight chaos, top EU official warns
The EU's top official warned that Brexit could prompt the grounding of flights from the UK to the bloc, providing a stark reminder of the economic stakes in stalled negotiations. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the EC, evoked the airline industry’s nightmare scenario in remarks that cited the difficulties of reaching an agreement on the UK’s planned withdrawal from the EU in March 2019. “If everything goes wrong, then no more British planes can land on the continent,” he said Monday. “People don’t know that. One should have told them beforehand.” The airline industry is pressing for an accord between the British govt and the rest of the EU to prevent flight disruptions after the UK leaves the bloc, saying the failure so far to settle the matter is risky. <br/>
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Brexit could cause flight chaos, top EU official warns
The EU's top official warned that Brexit could prompt the grounding of flights from the UK to the bloc, providing a stark reminder of the economic stakes in stalled negotiations. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the EC, evoked the airline industry’s nightmare scenario in remarks that cited the difficulties of reaching an agreement on the UK’s planned withdrawal from the EU in March 2019. “If everything goes wrong, then no more British planes can land on the continent,” he said Monday. “People don’t know that. One should have told them beforehand.” The airline industry is pressing for an accord between the British govt and the rest of the EU to prevent flight disruptions after the UK leaves the bloc, saying the failure so far to settle the matter is risky. <br/>
