EU confirms ban on Iran, Ukraine airlines
Brussels,
Sep
11:
The
European
Commission
confirmed
today
it
had
banned
Iran's
Mahan
Air
and
Ukraine's
Ukrainian-Mediterranean
Airlines
from
flying
to
the
27-nation
European
Union
because
of
safety
concerns.
The Commission added the airlines to the EU blacklist ahead of its regular quarterly update after several EU nations reported safety concerns about the two carriers.
The Commission, executive arm of the EU, said it had questioned the airlines and ''the respective national civil aviation authorities responsible for their supervision''.
EU safety experts unanimously approved banning the carriers, the Commission said in a statement.
Reuters
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Story first published: Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 17:42 [IST]