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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 8:43 am
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Originally Posted by donkeyk
The guy at the BAEC said you needed to be an Italian resident for the fares, but he would say that.
That would be illegal under EU Law:
Originally Posted by Regulation 1008/2008/EC
Article 23 - Information and non-discrimination
1. [...]
2. Without prejudice to Article 16(1), access to air fares and air
rates for air services from an airport located in the territory of a
Member State to which the Treaty applies, available to the general
public shall be granted without any discrimination based on the
nationality or the place of residence of the customer
or on the
place of establishment of the air carrier's agent or other ticket
seller within the Community.
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