Originally Posted by
ffay005
Finland does have bilateral agreements with a host of countries. Trafi: "Agreements can also be concluded between two individual states. Bilateral agreements are often used to agree on air services, e.g. route destinations. Recently, air transport agreements between the EU and third countries have become more and more common
alongside bilateral agreements."
https://www.trafi.fi/en/aviation/reg...nal_agreements
Why would Finland or any other country sign a deal allowing a foreign airline to traffic the same route as they do, only without the obligations the EU carrier has?
BA will demand an agreement where ECJ has no jurisdiction (is that even possible for Finland to sign?!), allowing BA to undercut AY. All AY flights will still be under EU rules, it would only be BA et.al who can traffic the HEL-LHR route without EU regulations.