European Regions Airline Association

ERA participates in the Community Observatory on Airport Capacity, the body which advises the European Commission on developing measures to improve the capacity of the European airport network. 

Airports provide a number of services and facilities, such as aprons and terminals, for which airlines are charged.

ERA Policy & Action

ERA seeks further liberalisation of the ground handling market to increase competition among providers, drive down costs for operators and increase quality for passengers.  ERA believes that the EC's recently published Airport Package, which incorporates proposals for ground handling services, will not achieve these goals.

Intra-European airlines require continued access to congested airports within the European Union at an affordable price.  The economic and social requirement to link Europe’s regions with major airports must not be jeopardised by an objective to limit the number of overall passengers using a congested airport.