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 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Analysis), International (Aviation/CORSIA)

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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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