EU Contemplates Rule Changes Amid Wave Of "Ghost Flights"
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Remember the days when some flights were only half-booked? Those were the glory years compared to what the European aviation industry is experiencing this winter.
Due mostly to the Omicron wave, flight demand has plummeted in the EU. But an arcane rule dictating gate access rights is incentivizing European airlines to keep flying anyways. The result: thousands of meaningless, passenger-free, so-called "ghost flights" are haunting Europe's skies.
Source Fool.com
