Air Serbia joins ERA

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British Airways ditches LCC plans

British Airways has abandoned plans to launch a low cost carrier at London's second biggest airport, Gatwick, blaming pilots for its decision to scrap the new initiative. The reversal comes less than a month after British Airways unveiled plans for a short-haul subsidiary to compete with Ryanair and easyJet in an area of aviation that is recovering more quickly from the pandemic than transatlantic and other long haul routes that used to generate most of its profit. It had hoped to start operating by next summer. "We're disappointed that our plans for a new short haul subsidiary at Gatwick have not received [the British Airline Pilots' Association] support", British Airways, which is owned by International Airlines Group, said. It added, "After many years of losing money on European flights from the airport, we were clear that coming out of the pandemic, we needed a plan to make Gatwick profitable and competitive," the company added, saying it would pursue "alternative uses" for slots at Gatwick. In a statement, the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) said that it was unable to reach an "acceptable" agreement with British Airways despite its "best efforts". "BALPA remains open to future negotiations with British Airways to address our members' concerns with the proposal for [London Gatwick] short haul or about any other part of the business", the group added.
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Air Serbia joins ERA

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Air Serbia has become the newest member of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). Counting 64 members, ERA works on behalf of its partners to represent their interests before Europe’s major regulatory bodies, governments and legislators to encourage and develop long-term and sustainable growth for the sector and industry. The association has been a strong voice for its members during the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Air Serbia is the fourth carrier from the former Yugoslavia to be a part of ERA, with the other three being Croatia Airlines, Montenegro Airlines and Trade Air.

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Anonymous12:35
Nice!
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Nikola14:40
What does that mean for AirSerbia?
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Petar Dordevic20:47
I wish they join SkyTeam.
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