Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism

Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposal for Regulation COM (2023) 642. Please find attached the aligned feedback provided by the industry, which could be summarized as follows: (i) the promotion of securely removing barriers to travel, (ii) the visa-free regime at Schengen, currently in place with 61 countries, and (iii) any EU effort to…

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the adopted act for the proposal for Regulation COM(2023)642. The attached document provides a united aviation industry feedback.

On behalf of its members, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the adopted act for the proposal for Regulation COM(2023)642. The attached document provides the joint input of the aviation industry on the above-mentioned proposal for Regulation.

Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the initiative EU visa policy revision of the visa suspension mechanism. The file attached includes the main outcome that the revision should guarantee: (i) the suspension mechanism remains a mechanism of last resort without any automaticity, (ii) the travelling public and the industry should be well in advance and…

On behalf of its members, Airlines for Europe (A4E) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the initiative EU visa policy revision of the visa suspension mechanism. The attached document provides a united aviation industry feedback for this initiative. In particular, we consider the priority objective of this revision should be to achieve a common and homogenous approach across Member States and the EU.

The Air Transport Association of Latin America (ALTA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the initiative of the European Union (EU) to revise the visa suspension mechanism. ALTA, together with seven other airlines/airport associations across the globe, have joined efforts to provide united industry feedback for this initiative, which can be found in the attachment.

The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), on behalf of its member airlines ( Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the EU visa policy revision of the visa suspension mechanism. Attached the joint position of the global airline industry to which NACC is signatory.

Airlines for America (A4A), on behalf of its members (Alaska Airlines, Inc.; American Airlines Group, Inc.; Atlas Air, Inc.; Delta Air Lines, Inc., Federal Express Corporation; Hawaiian Airlines; JetBlue Airways Corp.; Southwest Airlines Co.; United Holdings, Inc.; and United Parcel Service Co.

Opened by the European Commission (EC), the reassessment and improvement of the EU visa suspension mechanism should consider the issuance of visas as a question of national security but also take into account international transport operation and the important time, costs and practical impediments relates to professional truck drivers visas.

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the initiative EU visa policy revision of the visa suspension mechanism. The attached document provides a united aviation industry feedback for this initiative.

On behalf of ACI EUROPE, I would like to thank the European Commission for giving us the opportunity to provide our thoughts on the initiative EU visa policy - revision of the visa suspension mechanism. The attached document summarises the joint position of the aviation industry on this matter, notably: - The re-introduction of a visa requirement should remain a mechanism of last resort without any automaticity; -…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the initiative EU visa policy revision of the visa suspension mechanism. IATA, jointly with seven other airlines/airport associations across the globe, have joined efforts to provide united industry feedback for this initiative, which can be found in the attachment.´´Industry Feedback_Revision of the visa suspension…

As the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), we welcome the initiative to revise the EU's visa suspension mechanism with the aim of addressing security and irregular migration risks. We recognise the importance of these goals and their alignment with broader international cooperation and safety.

As the volume of travellers increase with no additional/decreasing border agents, border checks are at risk of reduced capacity to identify unwanted entrants, overstayers, authors and victims of cross-border criminal activities (e.g.

Hello, as a Quong working on Euromed, the issue of visas for staff, our members, our partners, regional start-ups, trade unions and employers, CSOs, is a real handicap that stops many of our meetings and unfortunately costs quite much for a negative response that does not allow adequate indicators to be set in response to requests for EC participation, since the majority of projects are financed by NEAR.

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