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"This gov't couldn't run a sweet shop. ... hamstrung by a gov't so desperate to show Brexit has been a success, when it's been an abject failure..." - O'Leary
21/06/2022
Boss of @Ryanair, O'Leary: "This gov't couldn't run a sweet shop. We are fully staffed. But we are hide-bound and hamstrung by a gov't so desperate to show Brexit has been a success, when it's been an abject failure, it won't allow us to bring in EU workers to do these jobs."
A no-deal Brexit threatens to have a major impact on the European economy. Companies have long since begun making concrete preparations for an eventuality that is looking increasingly likely.
'The easyJet CEO tells LBC that the number of EU nationals working for the airline has dropped by 37.5% due to Brexit'
26/07/2022
The easyJet CEO tells LBC that the number of EU nationals working for the airline has dropped by 37.5% due to Brexit, causing some travel delays.
Since the UK left the EU on January 1, 2024, the country has departed from the bloc and its member states in a number of different ways when it comes to air, rail and sea travel.
Deal or no deal, here are the issues that need fixing by March 29.
Ministers say leaving the EU ‘has given the UK a world of future opportunities’. So I have tracked down the travel advantages.
The company confirmed that it will end its service between the Belfast and London hubs at the end of October, and described the decision to be “Brexit-related”.
Aer Lingus set to close Belfast base as move ‘shows harmful effects of Brexit on UK travel’
16/12/2022
The closure of Aer Lingus’ Belfast base after 15 years shows the harm caused by Brexit to the UK travel industry, a travel writer has said.
"No such thing" as a managed no-deal promoted by Tory Leavers.
The impact of Brexit on the aviation industry is similarly unresolved. Prior to the referendum, executives of several leading airlines came out in public support of the UK's continued membership of the EU, citing freedom to fly across Europe as the foundation of modern low-fare air travel, ...
Thousands of passengers unlawfully denied boarding because the UK government misinterpreted EU borders code.
The airlines asked for help from the government to ease their staff shortage situation, but were turned down.
Mylesmoor Travel, based in Plympton, has told customers it has ceased trading
Another Brexit calamity
17/10/2022
If any further proof was needed that Brexit has been a catastrophe for all sections of our divided society, it was supplied by the axing of the key Aer Lingus route between Belfast City Airport and Heathrow in London.
There were sighs of relief in many quarters when it was announced that the British government was not going ahead with plans for a wholesale bonfire of EU regulation.
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
Aviation Safety After Brexit
10/03/2022
Do you look at whether flights are safe when booking your holidays? Let’s be honest, when you book your family holiday, the last thing you want to worry about is the safety of the flight you are taking. Have you considered who ensures that the flight is as safe as possible?
Aviation safety after the UK leaves EASA
01/09/2020
"mutual recognition of safety certificates and licences between the UK and European systems comes to an end on 31 December unless an agreement on aviation safety regulation is negotiated by then."
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said there is still a "huge amount" of work to be done to avoid grounded flights after Britain leaves the European Union next year.
A body representing the aerospace industry says it is "disappointed" that the government has not taken an "ambitious approach".
Opposition to the retained EU law bill is mounting, as the government discovers the importance and popularity of EU law.
Bombardier destroys bluster of Brexiteers
04/05/2019
Fantasy world meets reality of a UK industry deeply embedded in EU economy. / Bombardier has put its Belfast plant up for sale, in the process putting a question mark against the 3,600 jobs in the North’s largest private-sector employer.
Boris Johnson ‘hung up’ on trying to prove Brexit was good and flight tax change meaningless, government’s climate adviser says
31/10/2021
Rishi Sunak's cut to tax on internal UK flights in Wednesday's Budget was an example of the government trying to prove Brexit was a good idea, a top climate adviser has claimed.
It’s not easy to wipe the trademark grin off Richard Branson’s face, but one way is to ask the British billionaire about the challenges facing his home country.
Brexit uncertainty has forced a European airline to cancel flights to the UK, leaving British holidaymakers stranded.