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MEPs reject proposals to open up ground handling to greater competition

The European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee has rejected European Commission (EC) proposals to boost competition in ground-handling services at major EU airports.

The European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee has rejected European Commission (EC) proposals to boost competition in ground-handling services at major EU airports. The EC had wanted to increase the minimum number of independent handlers from two to three at EU airports handling more than five million passengers a year. However, the proposal was rejected by a small majority. MEPs are concerned the proposal would lead to a deterioration in working conditions and safety, ...

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