Court of Justice rules in Commission's favour

Today, the European Court of Justice, (ECJ) in Luxembourg has ruled that member states had acted illegally in negotiating some aspects of bilateral "open sky" agreements with the US. The decision means in effect that the European Commission does indeed have the right to negotiate with the US over the liberalisation of transatlantic flights. Further more the decision opens the way for smaller EU carriers to tackle transatlantic routes currently dominated by national carriers.

The Court ...