"I really don't understand what is the meaning of unsafe. We
have never had a serious incident or accident, so I would like to
ask back to the authorities what is the meaning of unsafe?"
Source: Captain Chawanit Chiamcharoenvut,
executive vice-president of Bangkok-based Phuket Air, told the
Associated Press. His carrier was blacklisted by the French on
Monday. Together with Belgium, France blacklisted a dozen airlines
based on safety concerns. Switzerland was set to issue its
blacklist on Thursday. All this comes days before EU aviation
authorities were to meet to discuss a European-wide blacklist of
airlines considered too risky to fly.