Airlines could be fined over ‘harmful practices’ fuelling UK airport chaos | The Guardian

“The commission heard that immigration restrictions had exacerbated the UK’s problems.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/21/airlines-could-be-fined-over-harmful-practices-fuelling-uk-airport-chaos

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Brexit ‘completely’ to blame for airport chaos, says Ryanair boss | The Independent/Press Association/MSN

“Michael O’Leary said Brexit has been an ‘abject failure’.” https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/brexit-completely-to-blame-for-airport-chaos-says-ryanair-boss-%E2%80%93-predicting-summer-long-disruption/ar-AAYHmlj?ocid=st&fromMaestro=true

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Simon Calder tells Commons committee: Brexit is to blame for travel chaos | The London Economic

“Thirty per cent of the people who worked in UK aviation before the pandemic were EU nationals.” https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/simon-calder-tells-commons-committee-brexit-is-to-blame-for-travel-chaos-326845/

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British airlines borrow EU aircraft to get around Brexit rules | The Independent

“Several UK airlines are borrowing European aircraft as a loophole to get round recruitment issues caused by Brexit.” https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-airlines-wet-leasing-europe-planes-b2104983.html?r=99516

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Brexit effect: Shortage of airport staff is just the tip of an iceberg set to hit UK economy – Scotsman comment | The Scotsman

“The all-encompassing effects of the Covid pandemic have largely obscured the economic damage that ‘Brexit’ is causing to the UK.”…

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