The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
The Department of Transportation Has Slapped Two More Foreign Airlines With Big Fines For Flying in Banned Airspace
Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have been fined a combined $425,000 for flying through Iraqi airspace at an altitude that is prohibited by U.S. federal regulations. While both airlines aren’t normally required to comply with U.S. regulations on flights over Iraq, the rules did apply to them because they were operating so-called ‘codeshare’…
The Department of Transportation has issued additional fines to two foreign airlines over operations in airspace that had been restricted or banned, according to a recent update in the aviation news cycle.
The announcement identifies the involved carriers as foreign airlines and highlights that the penalties are tied to flying within airspace that had been prohibited or restricted by authorities.
Details about the specific routes, flight numbers, or exact airspace regions are not provided in the sourced material, so the report remains focused on the enforcement action as described without elaborating on additional circumstances.
The report notes that these actions come as part of ongoing regulatory efforts to enforce airspace restrictions, emphasizing the DOT’s continued vigilance over international aviation compliance. No information is included about injuries, aircraft types, dates, locations, or outcomes related to the fines.