It’s a very real possibility.
Flights could cease between the UK and the rest of the EU, including Ireland, if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, the UK government has said.
They warned that unless an emergency aviation deal is struck in the event of a no-deal Brexit, all flights will be grounded.
In a set of “no deal” notices, the UK government said flights could be disrupted because the EU-issued aviation licences, written under EU law, would not be valid for UK airlines and airlines would have to seek individual permissions to operate with respective states.
“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 UK government said.
Britain has said it would unilaterally grant European airlines permission to land at British airports and it hopes the EU would reciprocate as part of a “bare-bones” deal to keep flights in the air.
“We’ll provide more information in the coming months, with the aim of giving aviation businesses and passengers as much certainty as possible ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU,” said the notice.
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