GonzoEGLL wrote:SteveC wrote:
Where its really going to hurt is the UK AOC operators who currently do multiple hops around Europe as they will need a UK and an EU AOC to stay in business and thats big time hard on the wallet.
I understand that this is one of the main reasons why flyBMI/BMI Regional folded when it did. A significant part of its business was ad-hoc charter work flying sectors wholly within mainland Europe. The closer the original Brexit date came, those charters dried up as there was no confidence of the ability to fly within the EU post-Brexit.
Yep, thats my understanding as well. It's going to hit plenty of other companies in the same way. We will quite likely walk away from the UK in terms of expansion. We will maintain what we have here and concentrate on the European business going forward I suspect.
Oddly enough I was talking to the chief pilot of a UK charter company recently who was a foaming mouth Brexit supporter and when I dropped the "C" bomb (cabotage) and the effect it would have on his business the dumbfounded oh **** moment was quite pleasant to watch........