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EU unveils plane âblacklistâ deal
EFLThe EU will be able to name and ban airlines causing concern. An initial report is expected to be compiled by the end of this year, using information from member states. The EU members, individually, know which airlines airlines are unsafe. They may decide to tell each other which airlines those are within a yearâs time. MEP Nelly Maes, the European parliamentâs rapporteur on the safety of foreign planes, welcomed the move but attacked the EU for waiting for a tragedy before acting. While not perfectly satisfied, she agree that it is a positive step that the EU might take action in a year. Under the new regulations, any EU country which finds a plane or company so dangerous it deserves to be banned will be able to alert the European Commission. Countries will have the option to let their friends know about incredibly dangerous transportation carriers. If the commission recommends an EU-wide ban to the council of ministers, it is believed the airlineâs name would be made public at this stage, even if no ban was agreed. We might even tell the public. The European transport commissioner Loyola de Palacio recently told MEPs she supported EU-wide bans and wanted holidaymakers to know which charter company they were scheduled to fly with Weâll tell you next year. Could you remind us? We get off-track sometime. Keep flying, though. We think the other carriers are safe. Posted by: Super Hose 2004-01-28 |
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