A break in the clouds
The European Court has undermined the protection of Europe's flag-carriers
BEHIND the legal technicalities, this week's decision by the European Court of Justice that bilateral air agreements over transatlantic routes between eight countries and America are illegal has profound implications. It could bring more liberalisation to European, transatlantic and even American air travel. Yet the European Commission, which brought the action against the eight, did not win hands-down.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “A break in the clouds”
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