Flights will continue if the UK leaves the EU with No Deal

BRITS who have booked flights after Brexit will still be able to fly - even in the event of No Deal - the government confirmed today .

In a boost for Britain proving Remainer doom-mongers wrong, the Department for Transport (DfT) said the UK will protect airlines' flying rights if the country leaves without a deal on March 29.

Aviation Minister Baroness Sugg confirmed in a statement: "Measures put forward by the UK and the EU will ensure that flights can continue in any scenario; deal or no deal."

The DfT said the government was still working to secure a deal with Brussels, but that as part of its preparations for a possible No Deal, it had agreed to match EU airline plans.

The EU has proposed allowing British airlines to fly to and from EU airports for 12 months after March 29, assuming Britain offered the same rights to EU airlines.

The government said it said: "This includes traffic rights, ownership and control, leasing of aircraft, cooperative marketing arrangements and fair competition."

It said it would also go further and allow member state airlines to operate wholly within the UK for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) summer season 2019, which ends on October 27, 2019, to maintain connections between regional bases across the country.

Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive of ABTA said: "Today’s announcement provides further assurance that, whatever the outcome of Brexit, travellers can continue to book holidays and business trips with confidence.

"Europe is the most popular holiday destination for UK travellers with 58 million trips made to the continent each year.

"It’s worth remembering that if the UK and the EU agree a deal, we will be in a transition period and everything will stay the same for travel until the end of 2020 - meaning people can continue to travel to the EU exactly as they do now."

Which? have advised travellers with less than 15 months left on their passport to renew it today, as from tomorrow, there are just three weeks to go until Brexit day.

A loophole means that Brits need extra time on their passport in order to ensure that they aren't barred from entry.

Brits will also still be able to travel without a visa to the EU after Brexit, EU leaders confirmed earlier this year.