I recall that , a few years back, around 2008, it was widely reported that new EU regulations would have the effect of prohibiting passenger flights in DC-3s and that Air Atlantique would terminate their UK passenger activities.
So i was surprised, on passing through Dusseldorf Airport last weekend, to find a programme of passenger flights in vintage airliners in progress, featuring not just a DC-3 ( of the Dutch Dakota Association) but also two Junkers Ju.52 and the Aer Lingus DH Dragon.
A leaflet from the Dutch group also set out a full programme of flights from various Dutch airports throughout 2013. See also
DDA Classic Airlines
So were the original reports a false alarm and did the UK ban such flights by over-interpreting an EU regulation and then blaming the evil Brussels bureaucrats ? Alternatively was the proposal withdrawn or some creative work-around devised ?