BRUSSELS: Lawmakers in the European Parliament rejected planned new EU flight time limits for pilots, saying the proposals did not go far enough to eliminate the risk of air crew fatigue.
The European Commission says the new rules will improve safety by enforcing best practice across the 28-nation bloc, but members of the parliament's transport committee urged the EU executive to present new proposals with shorter time limits.
"The Commission has failed to provide sufficient scientific evidence to remove reasonable doubts about the risk for safety in the areas of night hours and sleep deprivation," the committee said in a resolution rejecting the proposals.
Pilot fatigue has been blamed for air accidents and near misses in the United States and Europe, prompting implementation of more rigorous rules on rest periods. Campaigners say Europe is lagging the United States in adopting tougher standards.
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