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Aviation chaos: We need to talk about Brexit
02/06/2022
Leaving the EU has subtracted staff from airlines and airports in two damaging ways
A HOLIDAYMAKER was left fuming after being escorted out of an airport when she was refused entry to board a flight for her friend’s wedding.
Queues have been blamed on delays caused by extra checks needed and a shortage of police officers at passport control.
Recruitment issues and Covid-related absences have put UK airports under pressure, while Brexit has created more queues in Spain.
The Independent has repeatedly reminded airlines about the European rules. The UK government continues to misrepresent them, advising travellers “on the day you travel you [must] have at least six months left on your passport”.
Post-Brexit travel: Believe the hysteria
18/10/2021
Long airport queues, well-stocked shelves and the unshakable feeling that this is a union ready to move on.
Heathrow Airport has lost a High Court bid to challenge the scrapping of tax-free shopping for tourists.
While the loss of unfettered access to the European Union market has been a huge loss and frustration to UK operators following Brexit, the country’s departure from the bloc will soon deal a blow for UK airspace users. Starting June 25, their ability to perform LPV approaches will be removed...
Rules on travelling to and from European Union countries will change on 1 January 2021.
Councils and port health authorities risk being overwhelmed, Institute for Government says.
British holidaymakers could be blocked from using passport e-gates in EU countries from January
24/10/2020
British travellers could face hours of delays at EU airports if e-gates are blocked.
European commission insists letting UK nationals use e-gates would breach EU law
Irish PM says preparations for checks at ports and airports are being ramped up.
The statements came today after reports suggested that Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered his Brexit team to find ways to "get around" the Northern Ireland protocol.
Portugal has announced plans to open separate customs lanes for British tourists at its airports after the UK leaves the European Union, as it seeks to prevent a post-Brexit slump in its tourism industry.
Brexiteer complains he has to wait in queue at EU airport: ‘This isn’t the Brexit I voted for’
14/02/2020
‘I didn’t vote to stand in a queue for over an hour [while] some jobsworth checks our passports’
Documents seen by Channel 4 News reveal that the Treasury and Department for Transport have been asked for advice on possible costs and risks.
Without pass, exporter’s goods could be held up at UK ports and airports after 31 October.
Brit Tourists To Face Long Airport Queues Under A No-Deal Brexit, Which? Investigation Finds
26/02/2019
UK tourists to some of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations could face hours of delays because of additional entry checks at EU airports in a no-deal Brexit, an investigation has found.
London airport preparing for no deal by putting aside imported security materials.
The move will affect 500,000 passengers, with more than 300 jobs also expected to be lost at the airport. / Citing Brexit uncertainty and the subsequent threat to the Scottish economy - particularly within the aviation industry - the airline has advised it will cut 20 of its 23 routes out of the airport from November.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, will focus on growing at airports in the EU and shift its focus away from the UK, following Britain’s vote to leave the EU.
Frontier Economics’ Dan Elliott explores the implications of the vote for the aviation industry both in the UK and across Europe.