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How much will a flight cost after Brexit?

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trisher Fri 14-Jul-17 13:51:03

With Ryan Air stating that it may not fly to the EU from Britain after Brexit and easyjet setting up an operation in Austria are we looking towards a time when there will be no cheap flights to EU countries?

Primrose65 Mon 17-Jul-17 13:31:23

Perhaps they need to modernise and get an iPad.
It's not good for the environment.

Welshwife Mon 17-Jul-17 12:45:26

D Davis and his two assistance have gone into the meeting with Barnier plus two today with no paperwork between them - Barnier and his assistants have a pile of papers each.

trisher Mon 17-Jul-17 12:15:41

Sorry we are still in just everyone knows things will be better when we are out don't they??? grin

MaizieD Mon 17-Jul-17 12:08:02

Because we aren't part of the EU any more,

Whoooaa, trisher! We're still in it grin

I bet Mr Fox is having lots of fun, all that power with no responsibility...

trisher Mon 17-Jul-17 10:44:30

Do people really not understand it doesn't matter how much the people in business want to proceed, it doesn't matter how much they want to trade/fly/deal/or anything else with the EU if there isn't a deal signed they won't be doing it. Because we aren't part of the EU any more, because that's what people voted for.
Poor Mr Fox all that travelling and nothing to bring back not even a straw donkey!!!

Tegan2 Mon 17-Jul-17 00:24:01

(and what has he been doing in all that time?)
.....a lot of travelling to sort out all these new trade deals; must have to spend ages fiddlingsorting out his expenses....

MaizieD Sun 16-Jul-17 23:39:56

When put in charge of a department they need to be on top of their brief quickly

Problem is, Jalima, that the Brexit ministers are not on top of their brief, nor, from the noises coming out of Whitehall, do they appear to be giving their teams much of an indication of what their plans are. Civil servants and 'experts'are working in the dark.

Liam Fox has today admitted that there won't be any Free Trade Agreements lined up for when we actually Leave

From my twitter timeline this evening:

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Well, we knew that before the referendum. How come it's taken him 13 months after it for the truth to sink in? (and what has he been doing in all that time?)

Tegan2 Sun 16-Jul-17 23:33:24

'Do you expect every politician to have in-depth knowledge of every field involved?'
..well, I do expect them to have that knowledge when they are persuading their constituents to vote for something that will have far reaching effects on their lives, and the lives of their children and grandchildren.

Jalima1108 Sun 16-Jul-17 23:05:03

Why would a politician be an aviation expert?
I did not say they did not know what they are aiming for politically, just that they will have experts to carry out each and every adjustment, transfer, that needs to be made.
Why do you think governments everywhere have civil servants, teams of advisers? Do you expect every politician to have in-depth knowledge of every field involved? When put in charge of a department they need to be on top of their brief quickly but there are teams beavering away to advise, prompt, work out the legalities etc.

I do not mean just UK politicians, I mean all.
To think otherwise is astonishingly naive.

I did not vote Brexit btw before I have any rude replies and I am not in a rabbit hole either.

NfkDumpling Sun 16-Jul-17 22:58:05

The experts in this case aren't the academics quoting statistics but the airline owners whose interest and business depends on the practicalities of keeping the airways open and working.

Tegan2 Sun 16-Jul-17 22:48:59

So politicians don't actually 'know' what they're doing when it comes to the details of brexit. The very people who persuaded us to vote for it?? Who are these experts. Again I thought the brexiteers were the ones who told us not to listen to experts. It's like being down the rabbit hole these days confused....

NfkDumpling Sun 16-Jul-17 22:43:58

Agree Jalima.

Jalima1108 Sun 16-Jul-17 22:34:04

Yes, it will need a lot of work to ensure that flights continue smoothly and uninterrupted when Brexit does occur - and it is as much in the interests of all the airlines and members of the EU as it is for the UK.
Politicians, EU Commissioners can posture as much as they like but the real work will be carried out by experts who know what they are doing.

ninny Sun 16-Jul-17 22:24:25

GillT57 for goodness sake get a grip. I voted out and I'm glad I did.

GillT57 Sun 16-Jul-17 20:16:29

Maybe O'Leary should paint it on the side of a bus, maybe then people would believe him grin.

I don't like the man, but that is irrelevant to the point, as are comments about how much the Kinnocks have been paid by the EU, what about Farage who boasts about how many meetings he doesn't attend?

This is the first of many potential problems and we can't just sit back and trust that everything will be ok in this the best of all possible worlds (Candide, the one book I remember from French A'level, which is now ever more relevant, strangely)

MaizieD Sun 16-Jul-17 20:10:18

Maybe they should read some of our threads and realise that they're just 'speculating'. I'm sure that would put their minds at rest.

Silly airport owners: what do they know?

trisher Sun 16-Jul-17 20:08:30

I suppose they are just after some publicity like Ryan Ww but never worry GNetters have said things will be all right and of course they know. hmm

Welshwife Sun 16-Jul-17 19:58:27

I see that the airport owners have now warned about all flight being stopped for a couple of months is plans are not put in place and agreements made.

varian Sun 16-Jul-17 19:58:02

Brexiters who dismissed information as scaremongering before the vote, now call it moaning. They bury their heads in the sand and never will acknowledge how much their foolhardiness is damaging our country, our families, our grandchildren's future. I don't expect them to apologise, but they should.

petra Sun 16-Jul-17 19:51:11

In my head I'm singing: Always look on the bright side of life.
I'm sure some will get it, but just in case you don't , it's sung in the last scene of The Life of Brian.

rosesarered Sun 16-Jul-17 19:51:04

Varian I often get the feeling that Remainers on here and in RL will never, ever stop moaning.

Maggiemaybe Sun 16-Jul-17 19:47:58

And now that I've reminded myself yet again to keep off the News & Politics thread, I'll leave you to your sport.

Maggiemaybe Sun 16-Jul-17 19:46:13

Just making a point, Gill. Hope you got it.

GillT57 Sun 16-Jul-17 19:43:40

ok Maggie you win on the rudeness stakes. How vulgar

Maggiemaybe Sun 16-Jul-17 19:41:59

if the odd bloody gives you the vapours Maggie

You just can't stop yourself, can you? It's the fucking rudeness that I object to.