US EditionAir France - KLM Wants Suspension of EU’s Qatar Aviation Treaty over Corruption Fears
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Eu-Qatar Corruption Scandal: "as Long as These Issues Remain, the Agreement Cannot Remain Unchanged"
Several airlines' bosses call on the European Union to end its air deal with Qatar, after the corruption scandal with a senior European official. ...
IAG, the owner of Iberia, is demarcating the positions that Air France and Lufthansa, among other airlines, have taken on the controversy that affects Qatar Airways - the first shareholder of IAG, with 25%-, and the EU, after the dismissal of the former Director-General of Transport of the European Commission, Hendrik Hololei. The Commission fired Holelei at the end of last month after it learned that it had accepted the payment of air travel by…
Air France - KLM wants suspension of EU’s Qatar aviation treaty over corruption fears
Franco-Dutch airline conglomerate Air France-KLM is calling for the suspension of an aviation treaty between the European Union and Qatar “with immediate effect.” The demand was made on Wednesday following the dismissal of a senior official involved in the agreement’s development in connection with corruption allegations.The treaty gives Qatar Airways unfettered access to airports in the European Union. The corruption claim raises serious concer…
Air France-KLM and other European airlines are demanding the immediate suspension of the aviation agreement between the European Union and Qatar. This is prompted by the dismissal of Henrik Hololei, a senior EU official involved in the agreement, for corruption. Hololei was dismissed at the end of January after violating integrity rules. The former EU's top aviation official had accepted flights and accommodations paid for by Qatar or lobby grou…
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