Originally Posted by
Cable87
I took a look at it. That's a large (but not surprising) list Jessica! More than half the those airlines listed are based in Sub-Saharan Africa, the rest are either former Soviet Republics or parts of Oceania or South east Asia. I can completely understand if the EU has an issue with their safety standards! Also, there's probably other factors, like the protection of markets and limited or no competition; it's in the best interests of the few airlines that actually do fly to those estinations to keep away other airlines from offering competing routes.