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sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

EU Bans All Indonesian Airlines From Its Airspace
By REUTERS
The New York Times – June 28, 2007

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - All Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda will be banned from flying to the European Union within a week, the European Commission said on Thursday, updating a "blacklist" of carriers deemed unsafe.

Indonesian carriers do not currently fly to Europe so the ban is also a warning to the 27-nation EU's consumers and travel agencies not to use the country's airlines, an EU official said.

"European citizens should avoid flying with these carriers," the official said. "They are really unsafe."

Angola's TAAG Angolan Airlines and Volare Aviation Enterprise of Ukraine would also be banned, the EU executive said. Ten Russian airlines, six from EU member Bulgaria and eight from Moldova will cease operations within the bloc.

"The EU blacklist will prove to be an essential tool not only to prevent unsafe airlines from flying to Europe ... but also to make sure that airlines and civil aviation authorities take appropriate actions to improve safety," Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot said in a statement.

Meanwhile, a ban on most aircraft operated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), in force since March, will be lifted for specific Boeing 747 and Airbus 310 planes, it said. The carrier's fleet of Boeing 777s remains authorized.

The Indonesian carrier ban applies to all 51 airlines certified in that country.

The decision, following advice from an EU air safety committee, is expected to be formalized within a week.

The Commission advised EU countries to start preparing for the ban immediately.

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Kamlesh_VHHH · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject:

As unfortunate as it sounds, this measure was necessary but I simply cannot see it making much of a difference to safety in Indonesian aviation. Heck, I guess this was a last ditch effort from an overseas entity. Can't get them to change, so just stop flying them.

EDIT: The list of banned carriers in EU. (Updated 4th of July, 2007)

Cheers,

Kamlesh
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SEANDSILVA · Member Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 751 Location: BOM (VABB)