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Liputan6.com, London: Association of International Aviation or IATA condemns the government's decision to close the European airspace due to volcanic ash from Iceland to cause a mess of flight schedule and hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded. Said IATA Giovanni Bisignani Director, Monday (19 / 4).

Bisignani called "European mess" caused the crisis and uncertain situation for millions of passengers. IATA Director-scale estimates the current airline industry crisis is greater than when the attack 9 / 11 in the United States. "The decision to ban accused made no risk assessment, consultation, and the absence of coordination, even leadership in the European Union no longer exists. As a result, the airline estimated revenue loss of up to U.S. $ 200 million or around Rp 2 trillion per day.

Meanwhile, several European airlines such as KLM officials from the Dutch, British Airways from the UK, said the successful flight tests showed the ban on flights across European airspace by European Union no longer needed. Even the origin of German airline Lufthansa plans to sue the European Union and national governments provide financial compensation due to closure of the airport amounted to USD 305 billion per day. While Air France and KLM claims to lose USD 470 billion per day.

But, Commissioner Siim Kallas of the European Union Transport to the press said, the European group will not compromise on passenger safety. Flight ban because of volcanic ash containing a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles are feared damaging its engines. (ADI / ANS / BBC)