The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) applauds the result of the vote in the European Parliament today to send the ground handling proposal back to the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament for a second reading.Earlier this week, the three European airlines associations called on the European Parliament to vote in favour of the Ground Handling Regulations, which is an essential part of the ‘Better Airport Package’ proposed by the European Commission and which aims at a conservative and prudent opening of ground handling services at EU airports.
The Heads of the three airline associations, AEA, ERA and IACA comment:
“We welcome the decision of the European Parliament as we consider it to be further realisation of greater market competition for ground handling services. We believe that the proposal ensures a more competitive market with no detrimental impact to working conditions and, in addition, will benefit passengers by helping airlines deliver these essential services more cost efficiently.”
