The UK's safety regulator, the CAA, said that overall the changes would keep passengers as safe as before.
Transport Minister Simon Burns said: "The safety of the travelling public is paramount and we have been quite clear that we would not support any proposals which the UK's aviation safety regulator - the CAA - advise do not provide sufficient protection against crew fatigue.
"We welcome EASA's final proposals which the CAA is satisfied provide a level of safety broadly equivalent to those already in place in the UK."
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of waffle like this from our regulators and Government Ministers?
All being pushed through simply for social and political "integration"!