Brexit Could Cause Flight Chaos, Top EU Official Warns

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The European Union’s top official warned that Brexit could prompt the grounding of flights from the U.K. to the bloc, providing a stark reminder of the economic stakes in stalled negotiations.

Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, evoked the airline industry’s nightmare scenario in remarks that cited the difficulties of reaching an agreement on the U.K.’s planned withdrawal from the EU in March 2019.