EU tightens flight restrictions on Iranian airline

Brussels : Belgium | Jul 06, 2010 at 4:30 AM PDT

Source: NOW Lebanon

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The European Union tightened restrictions on the use of its airspace by Iran Air on Tuesday because of safety concerns and added an airline from Suriname to its no-flight blacklist. EU regulators also removed two companies from Indonesia, Metro Batavia and Indonesia Air Asia, from the blacklist after... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon

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