Spain Suspends Air Madrid’s License
17 December 2006Spain suspended the flying license of Air Madrid airline Saturday, hours after the troubled carrier announced it was halting operations, leaving thousands of passengers stranded in Spain and abroad.
The Civil Aviation authority rejected Air Madrid’s proposals to resolve problems with repeated flight delays and security issues.
“‘This decision has been taken with total independence of the absolutely irresponsible and unilateral behavior of the company,'” a Civil Aviation statement said.
The two-year-old carrier, which mainly flies between Spain and Latin America, announced Friday that it was suspending operations.
source: Columbian.com
