The European Commission says it has added airlines from Moldova to its list of those banned from operating in the European Union (EU) and released two Angolan carriers from the ban.
In a list revision announced earlier this week, the commission said the changes mean that 120 airlines are prohibited from operating within the EU.
Moldovan carriers, with three exceptions — Air Moldova, Fly One and Aerotranscargo — are now banned “due to a lack of safety oversight by the civil aviation authority of Moldova,” the commission said.
The commission also said that civil aviation authorities of the Dominican Republic and Belarus have been placed under heightened scrutiny “because of signs of a decrease in safety oversight.”
Two airlines from Angola — TAAG Angola Airlines and Heli Malongo — which had operated in the EU under restrictions since 2008, were removed from the list.
The commission said the list is intended to help ensure “the highest level of air safety …
