Protecting the “home base” principle for EU Cabin Crew

The ongoing discussions in the European Parliament about the revision of European social security rules are very important for cabin crew across Europe. For EurECCA, the main issue is simple: cabin crew must remain affiliated to the social security system connected to their real operational home base.

The current discussions do not create a new “home base” principle. This principle already exists in European legislation and has protected in somehow aircrews for many years. The objective of the current revision is mainly to update and confirm these protections within the current European aviation framework.

EurECCA welcomes the preservation of the “home base” principle in the current European discussions and calls on European institutions to continue defending strong protections against social dumping in aviation.

Read our Position Paper here.