SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport

Low cost airlines angry over new flight time limits

Brussels, 02/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - Low-cost airlines have joined pilots and cabin crew union members in their criticism of new rules on flight time limits, as proposed on Monday 1 October by the European Aviation Safety Association (EASA). Low-cost airlines are calling on the European Parliament to throw out these proposals.

The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), of which companies such as Ryanair and EasyJet are members, are rejecting all the new limits proposed by EASA...