Iberia claims it is part of a department store to avoid Brexit shutdown

Re:Iberia claims it is part of a department store to avoid B... by Cyph0n on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:48AM (#18816522)

I'm surprised that Iberia considered this whole Brexit situation back in 2011. Smart move, but the EU could still just ruin the plan...

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Re:Iberia claims it is part of a department store to avoid B... by simonvc on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:51AM (#18816546)

ICAO Air law rules date from 1949. Airlines are super aware of these treaties/rules whenever ownership changes hands. It's not like they thought about brexit as a particular scenario, it's more like, lets make sure the airline we're buying is actually embedded legally before stumping up the cash for it.

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Re:Iberia claims it is part of a department store to avoid B... by notahacker on Thursday January 03, 2019 @12:13PM (#18816797)

I imagine the notional Spanish control was originally intended more to protect their status as a Spanish company under Spanish law...

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