US Transport Department Slaps $1.5M Fine On Emirates For Operating Flights In Restricted Airspace With JetBlue Code
US Transport Department Slaps $1.5M Fine On Emirates For Operating Flights In Restricted Airspace With JetBlue Code
The U.S. Transportation Department has levied a hefty fine of $1.5 million on Emirates for operating flights in airspace where they were prohibited, carrying the designator code of JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU).
美國運輸部對Emirates處以150萬美元的重罰，原因是Emirates在禁止的空域內運營航班，並攜帶JetBlue Airways（納斯達克：JBLU）的標識代碼。
The department revealed that Emirates had conducted a significant number of flights between the United Arab Emirates and the United States from December 2021 to August 2022. These flights, carrying JetBlue's code, were operated in airspace that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had restricted to U.S. operators.
部門透露，Emirates在2021年12月至2022年8月之間運營了大量在美國和阿聯酋之間的航班，在聯邦航空管理局（FAA）限制美國運營商的空域內攜帶JetBlue代碼運營。
This action also violated a consent order issued in October 2020, which had previously fined Emirates for operating other flights in prohibited airspace, Reuters reported on Friday.
據路透社週五報道，這一行爲還違反了於2020年10月頒佈的許可令，先前處罰了Emirates因在被禁止的空域內運營其他航班。
Under the 2020 order, Emirates was directed to pay a fine of $200,000 and an additional $200,000 if it breached the order within a year. If the airline violates the rules again within a year, it could be subjected to another fine of $300,000.
根據2020年的許可令，Emirates被指示支付20萬美元罰款，並在一年內若違反該令還要額外支付20萬美元罰款。如果該航空公司在一年內再次違反規定，可能會受到30萬美元的罰款。
An Emirates spokesperson explained that the airline intended to operate the flights at or above the restricted level. However, in flight, air traffic control either denied clearance to ascend or instructed flights to operate below the level.
Emirates的一位發言人解釋稱，航空公司打算在限制高度或以上高度運營這些航班。但是，在飛行過程中，空中交通管制要麼拒絕了升空的許可，要麼指示飛機在限制高度以下運行。
"Our pilots duly followed ATC (air traffic control) instructions, a decision which is fully aligned with international aviation regulations for safety reasons," the spokesperson clarified.
“我們的飛行員遵循了ATC（空中交通管制）的指令，這是出於安全原因完全符合國際航空規定的決定，”這位發言人澄清道。
The department highlighted that the flights in question had flown through the Baghdad Flight Information Region below certain altitudes. The FAA has prohibited all U.S. air carriers, all U.S. commercial operators, and code shares from operating in this region without special permission.
該部門強調，涉及的航班經過了巴格達飛行信息區，在某些高度以下飛行。美國聯邦航空局已禁止所有美國航空公司、所有美國商業運營者以及代碼共享在未經特別許可的情況下在該區域內運營。
JetBlue, who ended its code share agreement with Emirates in 2022, is yet to respond to the queries sent by Benzinga.
JetBlue於2022年結束了與Emirates的代碼共享協議，但尚未回覆Benzinga的查詢。
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