European regional airport representatives are claiming a major boost in efforts to amend new European Commission (EC) proposals on airport charges, after a European Parliament transport committee supported applying the proposals only to airports handling in excess of 5 million passengers annually.

The EC unveiled the proposals on airport charges on 21 Novewmber, as part of three measures covering the regulation of airports. The directive on airport charges was aimed at easing relations between airlines and airports by increasing transparency in the setting of charges.

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