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Infrastructure
All but three Moldova- based airlines banned from operating in the EU
Uzbekistan and World Bank sign agreements worth $300mn on urban infrastructure
The European Commission said on April 16 it has included all the air carriers from Moldova, with the exception of Air Moldova, Fly One and Aerotranscargo, on the list of carriers banned from operating in the EU.
The airlines have been included in the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards, due to a lack of safety oversight by the civil aviation authority of Moldova.
In another change in the latest EU Air Safety List, the civil aviation authorities of both Belarus and the Dominican Republic were put under heightened scrutiny because of signs of a decrease in safety oversight, the statement said. In total, 120 airlines are now banned from EU skies.
Uzbekistan and the World Bank have signed loan agreements worth $300mn to finance projects in Uzbekistan aimed at im- proving municipal services and urban infrastructure along with developing entrepreneurship in the Fergana Valley, UzDaily news agency reported April 14.
The agreements were signed during Uzbek Finance Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov’s meeting with World Bank vice president for Europe and Central Asia, Cyril Muller.
The Uzbek government previously said it hoped to allocate around $435mn for its affordable housing programme. The World Bank’s funding will likely indirectly support the housing programme thanks to infrastructure projects.
Yotel has opened landside and airside hotels at Turkey’s new mega airport, Istanbul Airport located by the Black Sea outside the business capital.
The country’s new main international airport, which officials want to turn into the world’s biggest flight hub, fully opened at the weekend after several months of delays.
The landside Yotel Istanbul Airport features 277 cabin-style rooms, bookable by the night, while the airside Yotelair Istanbul Airport is located within the Family Palace Zone after security, and features 174 rooms bookable for a minimum of four hours.
Yotel opens landside and airside at the new Istanbul Airport