The Transport Ministry on March 5 decided to suspend Air Slovakia’s license to operate flights, ministry spokesman Stanislav Jurikovič told the TASR newswire on that day.
The move came in the wake of a decision by the Aviation Bureau on March 1 to suspend the carrier’s Air Operating Certificate (AOC) until the end of April. The ministry was required to take this measure, as a “valid AOC is one of the conditions for providing a license to operate flights for payment,” said Jurikovič, adding that the Transport Ministry will continue its probe into whether the carrier is financially able to carry out flights.
Representatives of Air Slovakia are to discuss the current situation in the airline with the ministry next Tuesday.
For more information on Air Slovakia, see http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/38130/10/court_starts_restructuring_process_for_air_slovakia.html>.
Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
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