Philippine Daily Inquirer By: Jeannette I. Andrade, June 25th, 2015 09:17 PM In an unprecedented move, the European Union (EU) lifted on Thursday its ban on Philippine commercial flights and allowed all of the country’s air carriers to fly over Europe’s skies. Assured of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) oversight capability and the Philippine airline companies’ compliance with international air safety regulations, the EU removed all of the country’s carriers from the European Air Safety List. In a press conference on Thursday organized by the CAAP and the EU, charge d’affaires Lubomir Frebort announced, “All airlines certified in the Philippines have been removed today from the European Air Safety List and are therefore allowed to operate in the European airspace Read more: EU lifts ban on other PH airlines aside from PAL and Cebu Pacific | Inquirer Global Nation Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
There is an awful lot of traffic in the EU skies lets hope we don't hear of any near misses or worse. JP
