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By Arlene Fleming, About.com Guide to Air Travel since 2002

Blacklisted!

Saturday November 19, 2005
This is a list that airlines do not want to be part of. The European Union is moving forward with a plan to blacklist airlines that it does not consider safe for travel. It has been a fatality-ridden year for air travel, and this is one move that may address some of the safety concerns that have arisen from a crash-filled year.


Several European nations already deny airlines they consider unsafe from landing on their runways, but now a standardized, EU wide list will be set to come into effect within the next year.

The details of this story comes from Reuters, reporting on the list of blacklisted airlines who won't be flying in Europe...

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