List of airlines banned in the European Union

[1] The process by which an air carrier is listed is laid out in Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and Council.

[2] On 30 November 2017, Avior Airlines from Venezuela was added to the list because of "unaddressed safety deficiencies."

[8] On 30 June 2020, EASA suspended Pakistan International Airlines authorisation to operate to the EU member states for a period of 6 months to Europe after the crash of flight PK8303 and subsequent PIA Pilot License scandal.

[15] In response to the government of Belarus forcing Ryanair Flight 4978 to divert and land in Minsk to arrest dissident Roman Protasevich, EU leaders announced that they would ban Belarusian carriers from using EU airspace and vice versa on 24 May 2021.

[17] Banned air carriers could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with.