TAIPEI: Airlines need a clear view of how Britain's exit from the European Union will affect aviation by October next year at the latest, the head of a leading airline industry body said on Wednesday. "Brexit is not good news for aviation," Alexandre de Juniac, head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), told reporters in Taipei. De Juniac said IATA flagged immediately that aviation was a key sector and that talks had to be done quickly, but expressed concern that negotiations had not begun. "Frankly it is good for Air France KLM and Lufthansa seeing if easyJet has problems with access." However, de Juniac added he felt the British authorities were now more pragmatic and open to a sensible deal.

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2017 14:05 UTC