EU Bans All Airlines From Djibouti, Sao Tome, Republic Congo
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
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