Europe’s Plan to Keep Planes Flying If There’s No Brexit Deal
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The European Union will publish contingency measures this week to keep flights in the air and trucks on the road if it fails to reach a trade agreement with the U.K., according to officials with knowledge of the plans.
The move is a sign the bloc now sees a no deal scenario as a distinct possibility. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, had long rebuffed member states’ requests to make the plans public, saying they could disrupt his negotiations with London.