Indonesia leads the list with 55 different banned airlines in the EU, and you could catch one of these planes to the paradise island of Bali

By Rosie Gizauskas
20th April 2018, 12:26 pmUpdated: 20th April 2018, 3:56 pm

SOME airlines are considered so unsafe that they aren't allowed to fly within the European Union – ever.

That’s because they’ve been banned from flying within EU airspace by the European Union itself on its Flight Safety List.

Nepal's Buddha Air is on the list of banned airlines in the EUBUDDHA AIR
Nepal's Buddha Air is on the list of banned airlines in the EU
There are 178 different banned airlines on the report which was last revised in November 2017 across 21 countries.

The airlines on its list are either banned entirely or have restrictions put upon them within European airspace.

The countries with barred companies include Indonesia – which has 55 different airlines on the report.

One of their banned airlines - Sriwijaya Air - could easily be used by Brit holidaymakers, as it regularly runs flights available on Skyscanner between Jakarta and the country's tourist hotspots.

List of countries with airlines banned in the European Union - and how many airlines are banned in each
Afghanistan - 5Angola - 13Republic of Congo - 8Democratic Republic of Congo - 21Djibouti - 1Equatorial Guinea - 2Eritrea -2Gabon - 6Indonesia - 55Iran - 1Iraq - 1Kyrgyzstan - 13Libya - 7Nepal - 18Nigeria - 1Sao Tome and Principe - 2Sierra Leone - 7Sudan - 12Suriname - 1Venezuela - 1Zimbabwe - 1
You could easily book a flight on Skyscanner for as little as £28 one way between Jakarta and Lombok, a paradise islands - without knowing the airline is banned closer to home.

All of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 21 airlines are banned, as well as all of Nepal’s 13 airlines.

New additions to the list include Avior Airlines (Venezuela), Blue Wing Airlines (Suriname), Iran Aseman Airlines (Iran), Iraqi Airways (Iraq), Med-View Airline (Nigeria) and Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).

There is also a separate list of six airlines which can only fly into the EU with special restrictions in place on which aircraft they use.

These are Taag Angola Airlines (Angola), Air Service Comores (Comores) Afrijet Business Services (Gabon), Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon (Gabon), Iran Air (Iran) and Air Koryo (North Korea).

Buddha Air suffered a crash from Kathmandu to Mount Everest in 2011 that killed 19 peopleALAMY
Buddha Air suffered a crash from Kathmandu to Mount Everest in 2011 that killed 19 people
Why have the airlines been banned?

The EU stated in its Aviation Strategy in 2015 that it pledges to “maintain high levels of safety”.

These airlines may have a perfect safety record but there may be concerns about poor upkeep of aircraft, which means the risk towards passengers is too high.

The report states that airlines on the list do not conform “with the necessary technical elements and requirements prescribed by the applicable international safety standards.”

Several airlines on the list have had fatal crashes in recent years, such as Nepal’s Buddha Air which had a crash on a scenic flight from Kathmandu to Mount Everest in 2011 that killed 19 people.

Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air operates flights from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to the paradise islands of Bali and Lombok