Afghanistan’s airlines face threat of closure
Afghanistan’s airlines are under threat of closure and suspension of services for allegedly flouting tax and safety rules, according to the country’s aviation authority and senior airline executives. The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority is accusing the industry of skirting millions of dollars in taxes and ignoring aircraft-age rules that are intended to prevent older and potentially dangerous aircraft from flying. Safi Airways, the leading private airline in Afghanistan, has been asked to repay US$16m in backdated taxes, the civil-aviation authority and the airline have said. Kam Air, another private airline, has been sent a $14m bill. And East Horizon Airlines, the country’s third private airline, has been grounded since Dec 2015 after falling short of the aviation authority’s safety rules because of the age of its fleet. <br/>
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Afghanistan’s airlines face threat of closure
Afghanistan’s airlines are under threat of closure and suspension of services for allegedly flouting tax and safety rules, according to the country’s aviation authority and senior airline executives. The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority is accusing the industry of skirting millions of dollars in taxes and ignoring aircraft-age rules that are intended to prevent older and potentially dangerous aircraft from flying. Safi Airways, the leading private airline in Afghanistan, has been asked to repay US$16m in backdated taxes, the civil-aviation authority and the airline have said. Kam Air, another private airline, has been sent a $14m bill. And East Horizon Airlines, the country’s third private airline, has been grounded since Dec 2015 after falling short of the aviation authority’s safety rules because of the age of its fleet. <br/>
