Southwind Airlines: Unfair Airspace Ban Announcement
Southwind Airlines: Unfair Airspace Ban Announcement
Date: 02 April, 2024
Southwind Airlines is subjected to an unfair and baseless airspace ban in Europe!
Following Finland’s unfair complaint to the European Union (EU), an airspace ban was imposed on our Turkish registered company, Southwind Airlines, on the grounds that it had connections with Russia, without any evidence or concrete justification. While the ban decision was conveyed from the EU to the Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the airspace ban began to be implemented maliciously as of March 28, 2024, one day before the Easter holiday, without investigating the allegations and requesting a response from us. The official notification regarding the ban on using European airspace imposed on our company by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has not been sent to either the official authorities of our country or to our company through any concrete document. It is a completely unfair, biased, rumour- based, malevolent practice. We experienced a similar unfounded claim about our company in the news published by the German Bild Newspaper on December 22, 2023, with the title “Putin’s Airline”, which was unfounded and lacking any evidence. Accordingly, an application was filed to the judiciary authorities for this false news, which was maliciously published to coincide with the Christmas holiday, and a verdict was awarded to remove the news, as a result of the case that was finalized in our favour. Southwind Airlines has transported more than 400 thousand passengers to Europe without any problems since August 2022. In addition, within the framework of the 2024 program, 100 thousand of the 300 thousand seat capacity that we put up for sale with approval from the German civil aviation authority (LBA) for flights to Germany have been sold, and these passengers will fly with our company in the summer season of the year 2024. This unfair decision has seriously affected both our business partners in Germany and the German citizens who choose to fly with our company. We believe that this decision, taken without any response from the official authorities of the Republic of Turkey and our company, is political. As Southwind Airlines, we have been carrying out all our operations in compliance with the rules applied by the EU and the USA since the day we were founded. We have not received any warnings about any issue, and we continue our commercial activities as a company that has received appreciation from the relevant official institutions of Europe within the scope of the security and safety policies we implement. As Southwind Airlines, we make every effort to prevent our passengers from suffering any grievance. We have initiated the application process and legal processes before the official authorities to ensure that this unfair decision is lifted as soon as possible.
We sincerely/announce to the public.
Shukru Can/CEO Southwind
Airlines Cortex Havacılık ve Turizm Ticaret A.Ş.
Address: Göksu Mah. Gazi Bulvarı No:461/1, Kepez Antalya / Türkiye www.southwindairlines.com +90 242 505 53 00+90 242 505 53 03 MERSİS 0212 0658 3690 0001
