25 Sep, 2018 @ 13:03
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Flights between UK and EU and pet travel under threat in gloomy new ‘no deal Brexit’ notices from British government

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FLIGHTS could cease between the UK and the EU while pet travel could see owners having to plan four months in advance in a no-deal Brexit scenario. 

That is the prediction of the British government in its latest set of no-deal papers.

The government warned that flights could be disrupted as the EU-issued aviation licences would not be valid, meaning airlines would have to seek individual permissions to operate in respective countries.

“If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place, UK and EU licensed airlines would lose the automatic right to operate air services between the UK and the EU without seeking advance permission,” the government said.

It added that it hopes member states will grant British airlines permission to land at EU airports, and that it would reciprocate.

The papers read: “It would not be in the interest of any EU country or the UK to restrict the choice of destinations that could be served, though if such permissions are not granted, there could be disruption to some flights.

“EU-licensed airlines would lose the ability to operate wholly within the UK (eg from Heathrow to Edinburgh), and UK-licensed airlines would lose the ability to operate intra-EU air services (eg from Milan to Paris).”

Meanwhile, pet owners who want to take their furry friends on holiday to the EU would have to prepare ‘at least four months’ in advance.

They would have to prove the animals – mainly cats, dogs and ferrets – were vaccinated against rabies before getting a health certificate.

Once in the EU they would have to show themselves at a designated entry point.

The UK is hoping to become a ‘listed third country’, which would lead to only minor changes for pet owners, negating the need for rabies tests months in advance.

The warnings come after UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers plan was effectively rejected by EU leaders in Salzburg last week.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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