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    EasyJet to set up new company in Austria to prepare for Brexit

    The company had applied for a new air operator's certificate in Austria to allow it to continue flying in the European Union after Brexit regardless of the outcome of negotiations.

    July 14, 2017 / 15:38 IST
    An easyJet aircraft stands on the tarmac at Liverpool John Lennon Airport , northern England November 19, 2013. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo - RTX2DKWR

    British airline easyJet said on Friday it had applied for a new air operator's certificate in Austria to allow it to continue flying in the European Union after Brexit regardless of the outcome of negotiations.

    The application "will allow easyJet to establish a new airline, easyJet Europe, which will be headquartered in Vienna and will enable easyJet to continue to operate flights both across Europe and domestically within European countries after the UK has left the EU," it said in a statement.

    first published: Jul 14, 2017 03:32 pm

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