Det stod meget hurtigt klart, at begivenhederne var langt mere vidtrækkende end indsatsen fra medlemsstaterne, som har beføjelse til at åbne lufthavnene, og derfor traf EU hasteforanstaltninger. ###>It was immediately apparent that the events overtook the action of the Member States, who have decision-making powers to open the airports, and therefore, there was immediate intervention from the European Union.