ECJ SAYS POLAND MUST REFORM ITS OPEN SKIES RULES
November 2nd, 2013THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled Poland needs to reform its airport access legislation to ensure airlines have an equal chance of securing slots through its administration of European Union (EU) open skies deals. The court agreed with the European Commission that Poland’s competition system for choosing between two airlines who want the same access, could lead to unfair discrimination. Judges said that Poland had “failed to comply with its obligations” under EU regulation No 847/2004 on air service agreements.
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