Airlines to avoid - article

alison74

Thought someone would have posted this already - I can't find it on the first few pages.



The world's worst airlines

The EU has published a blacklist barring 92 mainly African airlines and cargo carriers from European airspace because they fail to meet international safety standards. NI_MPU('middle');Describing the banned aircraft as 'flying coffins,' EU Transport Minister Jacques Barrot said the list would "make sure all airlines operating in Europe's skies meet the highest safety standards.":




Air Koryo, North Korea

Air Service Comores, Comores

Ariana Afghan Airlines, Afghanistan

BGB Air, Kazakhstan

GST Aero Air Company, Kazakhstan

Phoenix Aviation, Kyrgyzstan

Phuket Airlines, Thailand

Reem Air, Kyrgyzstan

Silverback Cargo Freighters, Rwanda

Uhuru Airlines, Congo

Virunga Air Charter, Congo

Waltair Aviation, Congo

Wimbi Diri Airways, Congo

Air Consul SA, Equatorial Guinea

Avirex Guinee Equatoriale, Equatorial Guinea

COAGE- Compagnie Aeree de Guinee Equatorial, Equatorial Guinea

Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion, Equatorial Guinea

Ecuatorial Cargo, Equatorial Guinea

GEASA-Guinea Equatorial Airlines, Equatorial Guinea

Guinea Ecuatoral de Transports (GETRA), Equatorial Guinea

Jetline Inc., Equatorial Guinea

KNG Transavia Cargo, Equatorial Guinea Prompt Air GE SA, Equatorial Guinea

UTAGE, Equatorial Guinea

International Air Services, Liberia

SATGUR Air Transport Corp., Liberia

WEASUA Air Transport Co. Ltd., Liberia

Aerolift Co., Ltd., Sierra Leone

Afrik Air Links, Sierra Leone


+ plenty of others from Sierra Leone and 50+ from Congo.



I have flown with Phuket airlines - but not again :eek: :eek: :eek:

Barcode

The only one on the blacklist that Brits are likely to have flown with is Phuket Air, and a quick search will reveal they have questionable safety standards. As a general rule, I will not fly third-world airlines, and Chinese airlines. Air India and Pakistan International have also had a few incidents over the past year, nothing too serious, but enough to make me suspect they have shoddy maintenance practices.

One airline that has managed to redeem itself is Aeroflot, I wouldn't feel uncomfortable boarding them nowadays.

In the U.K, I avoid RyanAir - nothing to do with them being low-cost, but more to do with dubious management practices. I'd rather walk.