BEGINNING 2012, ARMAVIA MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO CARRY OUT FLIGHTS TO EUROPE
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.08.2009 12:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia's national air carrier Armavia was included
in the list of countries which will be prohibited from organizing
flights to Europe beginning 2012. EU has made such decision with
environmental considerations. About 4000 companies, including the
biggest air carriers of Russia, Europe and United States, have appeared
in the list, EU official newspaper reports.
Under new EU legislation which enters into force on January 1, 2012,
all air companies organizing flights to Europe must reduce emission
of carbonic acids into atmosphere.
If air companies fail to meet such requirement, they may face
sanctions, including new bans on flights to Europe. Air companies'
monitoring into the volumes of harmful substances' emission will
start in January 2010.
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.08.2009 12:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia's national air carrier Armavia was included
in the list of countries which will be prohibited from organizing
flights to Europe beginning 2012. EU has made such decision with
environmental considerations. About 4000 companies, including the
biggest air carriers of Russia, Europe and United States, have appeared
in the list, EU official newspaper reports.
Under new EU legislation which enters into force on January 1, 2012,
all air companies organizing flights to Europe must reduce emission
of carbonic acids into atmosphere.
If air companies fail to meet such requirement, they may face
sanctions, including new bans on flights to Europe. Air companies'
monitoring into the volumes of harmful substances' emission will
start in January 2010.