Authorities should ensure that cargo flights are able to continue despite restrictions placed on commercial aviation because of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) said today.
ERA, which represents airlines and air transport operations throughout Europe, called for clarification of existing rules and guidance for cargo flights, adding that cargo crews should be exempt from some restrictions imposed because of the outbreak.
“This is a public health crisis, and lives, health and safety must come first,” ERA President Andrew Kelly said. “Maintaining the cargo network will support the fight against COVID-19 [as this specific virus is known] and will significantly dilute the huge economic impact that we are all facing.”
ERA said that current rules in some countries say that after a cargo flight has returned from a flight, “following minimal ground time as part of the…
