Europe bans more than 90 airlines from its airports

Europe bans more than 90 airlines from its airports

By Stephen Castle in Brussels
Published: 23 March 2006

More than 90 airlines were banned from landing at European airports
yesterday as part of a plan to tighten safety and maintenance
protection, after a spate of air disasters.

Regulators from the 25 EU countries, Norway and Switzerland agreed to
pool information and prevent 92 airlines, most of which are based in
Africa, from flying to any of their airports.

Jacques Barrot, the European transport commissioner, announced the ban
on 50 carriers from Congo alone, 14 from Sierra Leone and seven from
Swaziland. Some planes used for flights to Europe were "flying
coffins", he said.

Officials said the new curbs would not prevent any scheduled airlines
currently licensed by European aviation authorities from operating
within the EU.

The UK said all the airlines listed were already covered by a British
ban.

Yesterday's initiative follows crashes in Greece and Italy last year
and an accident in the Red Sea in June 2004 in which 148 passengers on
Egypt's Flash Airlines lost their lives. Most of the victims were
French.

The high number of listed Congolese airlines was partly due to years of
civil war after which old military planes were converted, M. Barrot
said. One carrier, Hewa Bora airlines, was subjected to restrictions
under which it is allowed to operate only one aircraft on flights to
the EU.

One African airline, Air Mauritania, was given a grace period to meet
regulations. The EU blacklist also includes Ariana Afghan Airlines,
North Korea's Air Koryo and Thailand's Phuket Airlines. Two airlines
each from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were listed as well.

Lesser restrictions were placed on Air Bangladesh and Buraq Air from
Libya.

More than 90 airlines were banned from landing at European airports
yesterday as part of a plan to tighten safety and maintenance
protection, after a spate of air disasters.

Regulators from the 25 EU countries, Norway and Switzerland agreed to
pool information and prevent 92 airlines, most of which are based in
Africa, from flying to any of their airports.

Jacques Barrot, the European transport commissioner, announced the ban
on 50 carriers from Congo alone, 14 from Sierra Leone and seven from
Swaziland. Some planes used for flights to Europe were "flying
coffins", he said.

Officials said the new curbs would not prevent any scheduled airlines
currently licensed by European aviation authorities from operating
within the EU.

The UK said all the airlines listed were already covered by a British
ban.
Yesterday's initiative follows crashes in Greece and Italy last year
and an accident in the Red Sea in June 2004 in which 148 passengers on
Egypt's Flash Airlines lost their lives. Most of the victims were
French.

The high number of listed Congolese airlines was partly due to years of
civil war after which old military planes were converted, M. Barrot
said. One carrier, Hewa Bora airlines, was subjected to restrictions
under which it is allowed to operate only one aircraft on flights to
the EU.

One African airline, Air Mauritania, was given a grace period to meet
regulations. The EU blacklist also includes Ariana Afghan Airlines,
North Korea's Air Koryo and Thailand's Phuket Airlines. Two airlines
each from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were listed as well.

Lesser restrictions were placed on Air Bangladesh and Buraq Air from
Libya.

Henry wrote:
wrote:

Europe bans more than 90 airlines from its airports

By Stephen Castle in Brussels
Published: 23 March 2006

Ever hear of providing a proper citation when posting copyrighted
material?

google

Henry wrote:
wrote:

Henry wrote:

wrote:

Europe bans more than 90 airlines from its airports

By Stephen Castle in Brussels
Published: 23 March 2006

Ever hear of providing a proper citation when posting copyrighted
material?

google

Erm...no. Ask your teacher. Google is a channel; it's not a source. And,
in any case, 'google' is hardly a proper citation.

It's all well and good if you think that Stephen Castle's article is so
valuable that it needs to be brought to the attention of everyone
reading r.t.a. However, in that case protocol requires that you tell us
_where_ Mr Castle's article was originally published, so that we can go
back and look at it if we wish.

cheers,

Henry

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"Henry" wrote in message
...
wrote:

Europe bans more than 90 airlines from its airports

By Stephen Castle in Brussels
Published: 23 March 2006

Ever hear of providing a proper citation when posting copyrighted
material?

Actually cut & paste some of the article in google - 10secs, will give you
your reference you so desperately require.


And by the way


Jacques Barrot, the European transport commissioner, announced the ban
on 50 carriers from Congo alone...

which puts the 'more than 90 airlines' of the headline into perspective,
wouldn't you say? I mean, how many of these 50 Congolese 'airlines' have
more than one plane?

cheers,

Henry

This point is moot. It only takes one of the "Congolese airlines" or
whatever else was banned to hit your house, and mess up your day.

Get a grip

glenn P wrote:

"Henry" wrote in message
...
wrote:

Europe bans more than 90 airlines from its airports

By Stephen Castle in Brussels
Published: 23 March 2006

Ever hear of providing a proper citation when posting copyrighted
material?

Actually cut & paste some of the article in google - 10secs, will give you
your reference you so desperately require.


And by the way


Jacques Barrot, the European transport commissioner, announced the ban
on 50 carriers from Congo alone...

which puts the 'more than 90 airlines' of the headline into perspective,
wouldn't you say? I mean, how many of these 50 Congolese 'airlines' have
more than one plane?

cheers,

Henry

This point is moot. It only takes one of the "Congolese airlines" or
whatever else was banned to hit your house, and mess up your day.

Get a grip


Wich?

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