EU lifts ban on Philippine Airlines

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EU lifts ban on Philippine Airlines | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com

By Louis Bacani (philstar.com) | Updated July 10,

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Airlines (PAL) is now allowed to fly back to countries of the European Union (EU) after the 28-nation bloc officially lifted its ban on the Philippines' flag carrier.

"Following improvements in the safety situation in the Philippines, Philippine Airlines is the first airline from this country allowed back into European skies since 2010," a statement posted on the EU website said on Wednesday.

The EU cited the "improved safety oversight provided by the competent authorities" and the ability of PAL to ensure "effective compliance with relevant aviation safety regulations."

The statement added that the lifting of the ban on PAL followed an on-site safety assessment visit last June.

The EU said the ban remains for all other carriers registered in the Philippines. These include:

Aeroequipment Aviation
Air Asia Philippines
Air Philippines Corp.
Air Juan Aviation
Asia Aircraft Overseas Philippines Inc.
Asian Aerospace Corp.
Astro Air International
Ayala Aviation Corp.
Canadian Helicopters Philippines Inc.
Cebu Pacific Air
CM Aero Services
Cyclone Airways
Far East Aviation Services
INAEL Aviation Corp.
Interisland Airlines
Island Aviation
Island Transvoyager
Lion Air
Marco Asia Air Taxi Services
Magnum Air
Misibis Aviation and Development Corp.
Northsky Air Inc.
OMNI Aviation Corp.
Royal Air Charter Services Inc.
Royal Star Aviation, Inc.
South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) International
Southern Air Flight Services
Subic Seaplane, Inc.
WCC Aviation Company
Zest Airways Inc.

Aside from the Philippines, the European Commission also recognized the efforts of the safety oversight authorities of eight other countries to reform their civil aviation system and to improve safety, in order to eventually become able to guarantee the effective application of international safety standards.

These countries include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Libya, Mauritania, Mozambique, Russia and Sudan.

In 2010, the EU prohibited all airlines based in the Philippines from flying in the bloc due to “serious safety deficiencies” in the country’s regulation of carriers.

[SiRbossR]

Great news indeed.

[_Cathy_]

This is good news!

[cast_no_shadow]

Even if its lifted.

will you fly PAL?

still its our nations pride.

good news pa din.

kudos to RSA!

[falken]

Even if its lifted.

will you fly PAL?

still its our nations pride.

good news pa din.

kudos to RSA!

If the price difference is minimal, I would. Kaysa mapunta naman sa ibang bansa ang pera ko, sa sariling atin nalang.

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[c_cube]

Good news ito..

basta direct flight, PAL parin sasakyan ko pag long haul.

hassle ng may lay over o connecting flight, pag na delay yun flight mo dito sa manila, baka di ka umabot dun sa sunod na eroplano.

kelan kaya mag umpisa mga flight nila sa EU

[Retz]

Good news ito. No need na mag stop over sa Dubai.

[cardict]

Good news ito. No need na mag stop over sa Dubai.

It takes only an RSA,let's support his project of a new airport

[shadow]

Even if its lifted.

will you fly PAL?

still its our nations pride.

good news pa din.

kudos to RSA!

we always do, kahit mas mahal...

this is good news for our tourism, mas dadami na papasok na European tourists

[_Cathy_]

Good news ito..

basta direct flight, PAL parin sasakyan ko pag long haul.

hassle ng may lay over o connecting flight, pag na delay yun flight mo dito sa manila, baka di ka umabot dun sa sunod na eroplano.

kelan kaya mag umpisa mga flight nila sa EU

Same here. If there is an option to take PAL, PAL talaga kasi mas decent naman ang terminal 2 compared to terminal 1 plus direct flight nga.