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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12463

8 April 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
Eurocontrol agrees to temporarily defer payment of fees due from airlines
Brussels, 07/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

To help airlines cope with the financial crisis they are going through, the Eurocontrol provisional Committee agreed on Tuesday 7 April to defer the payment of air traffic control fees due for the months of February to May, totalling €1.1 billion.

Payments are due to start in November 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and the lockdown measures implemented, air traffic has effectively decreased by almost 90% and airlines are now facing major cash flow difficulties.

"This payment...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
INSTITUTIONAL
EXTERNAL ACTION
SECTORAL POLICIES
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS
Op-Ed