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Apr 08, 2011 (newstodate): The EU Commission has now added Bulgaria and the Czech Republic to the list of member countries involved in infringement procedures over bilateral air service agreements with Russia.
Similar letters of formal notice have already been sent to 23 other Member States in recent months, and the Commission is now assessing the compliance with EU law of the remaining two Member States' bilateral aviation agreements with Russia.
As seen by the Commission, the fact that European Union airlines have to pay to fly over Siberia on their way to many Asian destinations cannot only make the flights more expensive, but also lead to unfair competition between EU and non-EU airlines.
Similar letters of formal notice have already been sent to 23 other Member States in recent months, and the Commission is now assessing the compliance with EU law of the remaining two Member States' bilateral aviation agreements with Russia.
As seen by the Commission, the fact that European Union airlines have to pay to fly over Siberia on their way to many Asian destinations cannot only make the flights more expensive, but also lead to unfair competition between EU and non-EU airlines.