From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Tue Dec 08 2009 - 16:29:03 EST
The Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com
EU Bans All Airlines From Djibouti, Sao Tome, Republic Congo
NOVEMBER 27, 2009, 6:23 A.M. ET
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Commission has banned all airlines
from Djibouti, Sao Tome & Principe and the Republic of Congo from flying
to the European Union because of safety concerns, it said Friday.
The commission, the EU's executive body, also said in the statement that
it has lifted a ban on three Ukrainian airlines--Ukraine Cargo Airways,
Volare and Motor Sich. Angola's TAAG Airlines has been allowed to
increase the number of aircraft it uses in flights to Portugal, the
commission added.
The commission has a "blacklist" of airlines that aren't allowed to fly
to the EU because of safety concerns which it updates regularly.
Friday's was the 12th update.
"The list serves as a preventive instrument for safeguarding aviation
safety," the commission said. "The list also acts as a last resort when
serious safety problems persist by imposing restrictions or banning
access to European airspace," it added.
-By Alessandro Torello, Dow Jones Newswires; +32 2 741 14 88;
alessandro.torello@dowjones.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091127-703498.html
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