EU bans all air carriers from Tanzania and Suriname over oversight shortcomings

Brussels – The EU “closed its airspace” to aircraft registered in Tanzania and Suriname. The European Commission updated the EU aviation safety list, which lists airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union because they do not meet international safety standards. Based on this revision, all air carriers certified in Suriname and Tanzania have been included in the list and can no longer operate within the EU. The reason, explains the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, is the “serious deficiencies in national aviation oversight” for the two states. “We urge both countries to address these problems promptly.”