ERA hits out at lack of support from the European Commission 

Industry body ERA shared profound disappointment in the guidelines published by the European Commission on EU passenger rights in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, in a statement published yesterday, The ERA said that airlines cannot be responsible for unlimited passenger care as a result of government decisions to close borders and described the current coronavirus epidemic as a  “a situation of massive proportions that will impact the European economy for decades to come and decisive action is needed now.” The ERA described the new guidelines on regulation EU261 as demonstrating a  “huge lack of understanding by the European Commission, with the