ERA represents its members on various regulatory and legal affairs matters including Brexit, passenger rights legislation (including EU261 and passengers with reduced mobility), finance, ticket distribution, slot regulation, competition, PSO routes and other issues.
We work with key regulatory bodies to ensure that legislation is developed in a way that considers the specific needs of the regional aviation industry.
EES/ETIAS postponed again until 2025
28 September 2023: Last week, ERA informally heard that the
ERA attends Thessaloniki Forum of Airport Charges meeting
19 September 2023: ERA attended the 18th Plenary meeting of
DG GROW Together for EU Tourism stakeholder meeting
19 September 2023: ERA participated last week in the Togeth
European Commission proposes negotiations on PNR data agreements
18 September 2023: Earlier this month, the European Commission a
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport movement reductions
5 September 2023: Despite letters to the Tweede Kamer and c
Industry feedback on the revision of the visa suspension mechanism
4 September 2023: ERA, together with other leading worldwide ind
PNR letter to Commissioner Ylva Johansson
25 July 2023: ERA along with other associations, addressed
EC positive decision on the prolongation of operating aids for regional airports
10 July 2023: The European Commission has prolonged the pos
LIBE Committee draft its first opinion on API proposal
10 July 2023: The LIBE Committee published its draft report on t
ERA working group on PSOs and thin commercial routes
10 July 2023: Following the workshop held in May 2023 on the rev
Industry statement on slot regulations
26 June 2023: ERA, together with other leading industry ass
DG MOVE stakeholders’ workshop on MDMS
26 June 2023: Last week, ERA attended a workshop organised by th
New McKinsey study on regional air mobility
12 June 2023: McKinsey recently published a study ‘Short-ha
ERA discusses API proposals and opinion draft with rapporteur
30 May 2023: Last Monday, ERA met with MEP Jan-Christoph Oe
ERA workshop on ASR revision and essential air connectivity
30 May 2023: Last week, ERA members met in Brussels for an
Belgian CAA stakeholder consultation meeting
16 May 2023: ERA attended a stakeholder consultation meetin
EC consultation – prolongation of state aid rules to regional airports
DG MOVE workshop on the Slots Regulation review
28 April 2023: ERA recently attended a workshop organised by DG
API workshop with Commission representatives
17 April 2023: In December 2022, the European Commission ad
ERA response to European Commission survey on API
4 April 2023: ERA recently responded to the European Commis
Minutes of EC MDMS public workshop available
21 March 2023: The European Commission (DG MOVE) has shared the
EC fine tunes policy options for MDMS
7 March 2023: DG MOVE (unit B4) organised a stakeholder&nbs
EC launches Import Control System 2 (ICS2)
7 March 2023: At the start of this month, the European Unio
Ongoing revision of the Package Travel Directive
22 February 2023: The European Commission (DG JUST) in curr
Florence School of Regulation’s Forum on multimodal ticketing
22 Febraury 2022: ERA recently participated in the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) Intermodal Forum on 'Avia
ERA letter to Transport Commissioner
8 February 2023: ERA has today sent a letter to Transport Commis
EC releases MPMF final report
6 February 2023: The European Commission has released the final
New Code of Conduct on data sharing in tourism
3 February 2023: ERA recently attended a webinar hosted by
ERA passenger rights webinar
3 February 2023: ERA held a webinar focussed on passenger rights
Impact assessment on the review of the Slots regulation
New rules to strengthen the use of Advance Passenger Information (API) data
10 January 2023: The Commission adopted on 13 December its propo
Call for evidence for the European Disability Card initiative
13 December 2022: Based on the Strategy for the Rights of P
EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot – How Connected is Europe?
13 December 2022: The latest data snapshot from EUROCO
Airline associations seek clarification on the Entry/Exit System
14 November 2022: The trade associations representing airli
eu-LISA: information on registered carriers for EES implementation
5 October 2022: During the meeting at the end of July with DG HO
EC public consultation on passenger rights
20 September 2022: On 14 September 2022, the European Commission
EC communication on EU response to COVID-19
20 September 2022: The European Commission adopted a Communicati
EC study on the impacts of COVID-19 on connectivity and competition
6 September 2022: The European Commission (DG MOVE) has lau
EES implementation date postponed to May 2023
26 July 2022: ERA participated on 14 July at a high-level meetin
EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot – regional market segment
26 July 2022: After close co-operation between ERA and EURO
EC information campaign on the next phase of the ICS2 system
26 July 2022: The European Commission (DG TAXUD) has launched an
European Tourism Manifesto events held on 29 June 2022
13 July 2022: The supporting organisations of the Tourism M
Postponement of the Entry-Exit System (EES) implementation
12 July 2022: After weeks of discussions with DG HOME and e
WWACG guidance material to address capacity issues at airports
28 June 2022: Following disruptions and delays experie
Parliament votes for one-year extension of the EU DCC
28 June 2022: The European Parliament has adopted a one-year ext
EC call for evidence on the revision of the aviation guidelines
23 June 2022: The European Commission has published a call for e
Ruling of the CJEU on the implementation of the PNR Directive
21 June 2022: The Court of Justice of the European Union (C
ERA endorses European regional air connectivity Manifesto
20 May 2022: By endorsing the Manifesto Strengthening and pr
European Commission consultation on Air Services Regulation revision
17 May 2022: Given the comprehensiveness of the questions,
EC Package Travel Directive (PTD) public consultation
19 April 2022: The European Commission (DG JUST) launched l
EC launches consultation on ADR implementation report
19 April 2022: The European Commission launched early April 2022
EC workshop on the upcoming revision of the API Directive
19 April 2022: The European Commission is currently carryin
DG MOVE workshop on the impact of COVID-19 on aviation
5 April 2022: Steer, the consultancy commissioned by DG MOV
Launch of the Multimodal Passenger Mobility Forum (MPMF)
8 March 2022: ERA participated on 23 February, together with Mem
Updated rules on travel into the EU
23 February 2022: The European Council adopted on 22 Februa
ERA asks for the prolongation of slot relief rules for winter 22/23
23 February 2022: ERA has co-signed a letter with wor
Decision on the 2022 Thessaloniki Forum work streams
23 February 2022: The Thessaloniki Forum held its first on-
EU DCC to be extended for another year
8 February 2022: The European Commission adopted on 3 February a
UK consultation on passenger rights
4 February 2022: The UK’s Department for Transport publishe
ERA supports newly-launched EU Pact for skills for the tourism ecosystem
25 January 2022: ERA has joined the initiative launched by
ERA signs petition to amend Polish PNR sanctions
11 January 2022: ERA continues to support the actions against Po
10 Member States support a declaration on air connectivity
14 December 2021: A note prepared by the delegation of Cyprus on
ERA drafts response to survey on COVID-19’s impact on aviation
15 December 2021: Consultancy Steer is supporting the European C
Launch of the European sustainable aviation observatory by French Minister of transport
14 December 2021: The French Minister of Transport, Jean-Ba
Prolongation of the state aid temporary framework
30 November 2021: The European Commission published on 18 Novemb
New EC proposals on intra-EU and international travel
30 November 2021: 70 travel and tourism organisations, incl
European Commission plans to revise Air Services Regulation
16 November 2021: The European Commission (DG MOVE) has opened t
Thessaloniki Forum discusses airport charges
16 November 2021: The Thessaloniki Forum convened on 16 November
Feedback to EC on 2022 slot relief
8 November 2021: ERA, alongside fellow airline associations
Information session on use of EU DCC in booking systems
29 October 2021: The European Commission is organisin
Associations call for the lifting of unnecessary travel restrictions
20 October 2021: ERA, alongside fellow travel and tourism associ
eu-LISA begins carrier registration for EES and ETIAS
20 October 2021: The carrier registration for the Entry/Exi
Member feedback on future EU contingency plan
21 September 2021: The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy (
Consultation on the Revision of the Package Travel Directive
7 September 2021: The Commission will, by 2022, carry out a deep
ERA calls for an extended deadline for EES implementation
7 September 2021: The European aviation sector is supportiv
ERA reacts to ECA report on EU261 implementation during crisis
27 July 2021: ERA has written to the President of the European C
Commission sets 50% slot use ratio for winter
27 July 2021: The Commission has adopted a delegated act on the
Europe’s travel and tourism sector welcomes adoption of EU Digital Covid Certificate
2 June 2021: The Tourism Manifesto Alliance recognises that the
Launch of the #OpenUpToEurope campaign on 1 June
2 June 2021: On Tuesday 1 June, ETC is launching its pan-Europea
EC proposes re-opening non-essential travel to the EU
5 May 2021: The European Commission has put forward a proposal o
Commission and stakeholders discuss the recovery of European aviation
5 May 2021: The European Commission and aviation industry reconv
Aviation industry calls for swift implementation of the Digital Green Certificate
21 April 2021: The trade associations representing Europe’s airl
COVID-19 Aviation Associations Taskforce – draft position paper
7 April 2021: The European aviation industry associations have r
EC proposes Digital Green Certificate
24 March 2021: The European Commission published on 17 March 202
EU passenger rights: Swedish court ruling
24 March 2021: A Swedish court has stated that a strike org
Report on the application of the Package Travel Directive
Publication of amended EU slot regulations
20 February 2021: On 20 February, a revised EU Regulation 95/93
Prolongation of State Aid Temporary Framework
10 February 2021: In view of the persistence and evolution of th
Portuguese Presidency addresses TRAN Committee
27 January 2021: In an address to the European Parliam
Thessaloniki Form adopts two papers
27 January 2021: The Thessaloniki Forum of Airport charges
ERA position on state aid for aviation
26 November 2020: Please see attached ERA's position on state ai
Industry urges keeping EU261 revision on the Council agenda
26 June 2020: As the revision of EU261 might not be on the agend
Maintaining fair competition post-COVID
18 June 2020: ERA has held an online meeting with members, plus
Steer presents main findings of slot study
3 June 2020: During a videoconference held by the European Commi
First aviation round table meeting
28 May 2020: ERA took part at the first virtual aviation round t
ERA presentation at the European Parliament
19 March 2020: A working breakfast titled 'Higher Cost for Europ
Publication of the Steer study on EU261
30 January 2020: Following the release of the study ordered by t