Statement by Vice President Kallas on air travel disruption across Europe

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Series Details MEMO/10/700 (21.12.10)
Publication Date 21/12/2010
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EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas called the lack of preparedness for snow seen in many European airports in the week leading up to Christmas 2010 'unacceptable', as weather continued to ground planes and cause travel chaos across the continent.
Source Link http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/700&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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EUObserver, 21.12.10: Commissioner blasts snow-hit airports for being unprepared http://euobserver.com/9/31559
Deutsche Welle, 21.12.10: The European Commission slams airport authorities for disruption http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14729862,00.html
BBC News, 21.12.10: Europe weather: EU brands snow-hit airports 'weak link' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12051038
EUObserver, 23.12.10: German airports strike back at EU criticism http://euobserver.com/9/31572
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