Neos receives tentative approval for scheduled US routes
Milan-based airline Neos has received tentative approval from the US Transportation Department (DOT) for exemption authority and an amended foreign air carrier permit. The leisure carrier already has permission to provide charter flights to the US, but in March requested this be amended so it can fly scheduled routes. In addition to authority currently contained in the US-EU aviation agreement, approval was also sought to conduct scheduled and charter flights on additional routes made available to EU carriers in the future. The DOT said it tentatively finds and concludes “that the public in...