Is there a list of authorized airline companies that can fly in/to Europe?
I just recently read some news about a missing an airplane and how bad the reputation of a country airlines is. More than 90% of their companies were banned from flying in Europe
That makes me wonder that, when traveling outside Europe/US it might be wise to choose companies that are authorized to travel to Europe since they enforce stricter rules in airplane security.
I found a banned list of companies, but actually there may be companies that aren't banned just for the single fact that they never applied to fly in Europe. So the fact that the company is not listed doesn't make it safe.
Is there a list of authorized airline companies in Europe?
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I don't think there is anything like that. And even though there is a whole process with a right of appeal, the airlines on the EU black list typically haven't specifically “applied” to fly in the EU. In fact, all airlines certified by some countries (like Afghanistan or both Congo) are automatically banned.
With a few exceptions (say Garuda Indonesia, which flies long-haul routes and did fight to get off the list and gain the right to send at least some aircrafts to the EU), airlines on the list don't care at all because they never planned to operate in Europe in the first place. I even have a (somewhat cynical) friend who speculates that this is the point: The EU is seen as doing something without actually bothering anyone (that friend is incidentally working for the EU but not involved in this directly).
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Top-rated airlines from North America to Europe- Turkish Airlines.
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- British Airways and Delta (tie)
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- American Airlines.
- United Airlines.
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