Air Travel Deregulation in Europe
The European Union agreed to deregulate airline travel with eight southeastern European nations, Norway and Iceland, seeking to boost air traffic and tourism.
The agreement expands the 25-nation EU’s single aviation market by 52 million people to more than 500 million, allowing airlines to fly between any two points in the area and aligning regulatory standards. The eight southeastern European nations are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and the United Nations Mission in Kosovo.