Mozambican Air Companies Still Banned From EU Airspace

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Mozambican Air Companies Still Banned From EU Airspace

2:23 CAT | 14 Dec 2015

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The European Commission has kept all Mozambican air companies on its blacklist of airlines that are not allowed to operate in the air space of the European Union.

According to a press release issued in Brussels on Thursday, the EU Commission stated that 228 airlines from 20 countries have been prohibited “because of a lack of safety oversight by the aviation authorities”. A further two airlines are banned because of safety concerns, and seven airlines are subject to operational restrictions.

Mozambique was first put on the list in 2011, not because of any safety problems with Mozambique Airlines (LAM) or any other Mozambican air company, but because the regulator, the Mozambique Civil Aviation Authority (IACM), was accused of not not meeting EU standards.

The ban does not have any immediate practical effects, since LAM does not currently operate any intercontinental flights. The only European airline to fly to Maputo is the Portuguese company, TAP. The other companies operating intercontinental routes from Maputo are Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.

Source: AIM