ANALYSIS: Taking a risky route, UK airline Flybmi crashes into EU ETS Brexit ‘shield’

Published 10:27 on February 18, 2019  /  Last updated at 23:44 on February 19, 2020  / Ben Garside /  Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, EU ETS, International

UK airline Flybmi collapsed over the weekend, blaming in part higher EU ETS costs, though it appears that the bloc's Brexit-linked carbon market safeguards contributed to its ultimate death knell amid the carrier's risky practices and despite a slew of warnings.
UK airline Flybmi collapsed over the weekend, blaming in part higher EU ETS costs, though it appears that the bloc's Brexit-linked carbon market safeguards contributed to its ultimate death knell amid the carrier's risky practices and despite a slew of warnings.


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