Open Skies: What North America can learn from Europe

In this American Enterprise Institute's report the author suggests to make airfare cheaper in the U.S. by learning a lesson from the European Union. EU 'open skies' The EU instituted an "open-skies" policy in 1997, resulting in more routes, more airline competitors, and lower fares. European market different from North America The European market is distinct from the airline market in North America, where both U.S. and Canadian regulations prohibit foreign-owned airlines from offering domestic flights--that is, from picking up and dropping off a passenger in-country--within the United States or Canada. Europe as an example North American policymakers would do well to follow Europe's example and establish open-skies agreements. Report:  Open Skies: What North America can learn from Europe Thanks to Aviation Law Prof Blog More related documents: Airneth file: EU-US Open Skies Airneth file: Regulation and competition in the airline industry