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Aci Europe: EP vote not good for airports

They have expressed their concerns

Following the vote of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament (EP) yesterday on new EU rules to safeguard competition in air transport (Regulation 868/2004), Europe’s airports have expressed their concerns. While ACI EUROPE supports the efforts of the European Commission to deliver more effective rules to ensure fair competition between EU and third country airlines, the amended text ap...

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Brussels, Belgium, 03/21/2018 14:00
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