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European report offers suggestions on flying over conflict zones

Xinhua, March 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

The European Commission said in a statement on Thursday that it received a final report on recommendations addressing the risks to civil aviation when flying over conflict zones.

Assembled in the aftermath of the July 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, the European high-level task force on conflict zones handed its final report to EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc.

The recommendations of the report include the development of a common European risk assessment of conflict zones and a quick alert mechanism to notify the aviation community.

It also called for cooperation among EU member states and with the European Commission to enable the timely sharing of information and the identification of emerging threats.

The report concluded that measures need to be taken at national and European levels to limit the risks posed to civil aviation from regional conflict zones.

"The threat of terrorism to civil aviation is likely to remain high in the foreseeable future which is why aviation safety and security standards are one of my top priorities. This report contains proposals to further improve the current situation that I consider essential," said Bulc.

"In particular, I welcome the improvements to the process in building common EU conflict zone risk assessments and quick alert mechanism. The time for action is now. It is essential that concrete steps are put in place to protest citizens when flying," she added. Endit