Air Zimbabwe: Airline banned from flying into European Union due to safety standards

Safety concerns have seen Zimbabwe's national career banned from flying to the European Union.

Yesterday, (16, May), the European Commission issued its updated Safety List and Air Zimbabwe was listed as incapable of operation within the European Union due to its lower safety standards.

The EU Commission's statement reads,

"All airlines certified in Benin and Mozambique are cleared from the list, following further improvements to aviation safety situation in these countries. On the other hand, the airlines, Med-View (Nigeria), Mestique Airway (St-Vincent and the Grenadines), Aviation Company Urga (Ukraine) & Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) were added to the list due to the list due to unaddressed safety defiances that were detected by the European Aviation Safety Agency during the assessment for a third country operator authorisation."

Commissioner for Transport Violera Bulc said;

"This also a signal to the 16 countries that remain on the list. It shows that work and cooperation pays off. The commission and the European Aviation Agency are ready to assist them and raise the safety standards worldwide."