Published on : Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Thai Airlines manages a close escape from being branded as a banned airline by EU regulator.
Despite concerns of over flight safety and being downgraded to “catagory2″by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which regulates US, air safety. The airline has a clean chit in the European skies.
In March Thai airlines were placed under “special measures” by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), prompting Japan and South Korea to block new flights from Thai airlines.
No Thai airlines currently fly to or from the United States; the move prevents them from establishing new routes.
In March Thai airlines were placed under “special measures” by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), prompting Japan and South Korea to block new flights from Thai airlines.
The EU’s air safety regulator said that it will continue to monitor aviation standards in the country and have included the airline in its list.
Iraqi Airways have faced bans which previously offered flights from Gatwick and Manchester, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Portugal.
Kazakh-based Air Astana has been removed from the list, which includes a total of 228 carriers in 20 states (see below) – all of which are banned from EU airspace.
Which airlines are banned from the EU?
All airlines from the following countries
Afghanistan
Angola (with the exception of TAAG Angola, which operates under restrictions and conditions)
Benin
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Gabon (with the exception of Afrijet and SN2AG, which operate under restrictions and conditions)
Indonesia (with the exception of Garuda Indonesia, Ekspres Transportasi Antarbenua and Indonesia Air Asia)
Kazakhstan (with the exception of Air Astana, cleared today)
The Kyrgyz Republic
Liberia
Libya
Mozambique
Nepal
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Zambia
Which airlines have operational restrictions?
TAAG Angola Airlines
Air Service Comores
Afrijet, Gabon
Nouvelle Air Affaires, Gabon
Gabon SN2AG
Iran Air
Air Koryo, North Korea
Air Madagascar
As well as the following individual airlines
Blue Wing Airlines, Suriname
Iraqi Airways
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), thai airlines
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