Airlines want Brexit answers, says Flybe CE

UK airlines urgently want answers from the UK govt about the potential challenges the industry could face post Brexit, the CE of one of Europe’s largest regional airlines has said. Christine Ourmières-Widener said the UK aviation sector has been forced to adopt a holding position as it waits to see if there will be a soft or hard Brexit landing, against the backdrop of fresh warnings from the president of the EC, Jean-Claude Juncker, that in the event of a no-deal scenario British planes may not be able to land on the European continent. The CE of Flybe, which operates flights from Belfast, Dublin and Cork, said airlines need clarity to plan for the future as Brexit could create significant financial and operational challenges." We are a highly regulated industry but if something changes then we need to be able to adapt," she said. <br/>