GROUNDHANDLING CONSULTATION
April 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union airport industry has been asked to comment on possible changes to the EU's key groundhandling directive (EC/96/67), as the European Commission is preparing to propose reforms later this year. The deadline for submitting suggestions is June 1 and may be based on questions posed in a new consultation document issued by Brussels. This asks, for instance, whether EU competition law should be used to restrict the creation of dedicated self-handling units, owned and operated by airline alliances.*More details: ...
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