SCOTLAND’S AIRPORT MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR INDEPENDENCE YES VOTE

Scotland's airports are making discreet enquiries as to how their procedures might change in the event of a yes vote in this September's referendum on independence. Several issues have been raised by airports with air traffic control organisation NATS and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as well as with the European Commission on the potential impact on agreements on flights between the European Union (EU) and the United States.The Scottish government’s 2013 white paper on independence Scotland’s Future detailed plans for aviation in an independent ...


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