BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Airports across Europe will have to submit the European Commission a plan to face possible disruptions caused by bad weather, in an effort to avoid the chaos created by snow in December, the commission's transport chief said Wednesday.

"We take consistent European standards for granted when it comes to aviation safety - and rightly so. Now we need to do the same for severe weather planning," Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said in a statement.

Kallas also said he will propose new, more stringent rules on the issue later this year.

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Airports across Europe will have to submit to the European Commission a plan on dealing with possible disruptions caused by bad weather, in an effort to avoid the chaos created by snow in December, the commission's transport chief said Wednesday.

"We take consistent European standards for granted when it comes to aviation safety--and rightly so. Now we need to do the same for severe weather planning," Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said in a statement.

Kallas also said he will propose new, more stringent rules on the issue later this year.

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