EU takes on US over Cork flights delay

The EU has formally triggered arbitration against the US over the unprecedented licensing delay which has grounded plans for the first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

The move marks a major escalation in the long- running dispute which is now facing the incoming Trump administration.

The European Commission’s delegation in Washington delivered a diplomatic note to the State Department in Washington on Wednesday formally invoking the arbitration process as provided for under the EU-US Open Skies deal.