The restraints on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) while flying to airports in member states has been removed by the European Commission. The current list of black list airlines banned from the skies of Europe is presented. This is a welcome news for passengers who are looking to travel to Pakistan.

The Commission tells that various measures had been taken by PIA to solve the issues which rose earlier in this year as restoration of some of the operator's older jets. So, now passengers can expect flights between Europe and Pakistan.

Jacques Barrot, Commission vice-president in charge of transport, speaks: "This latest revision shows that when airlines take rapid and sound corrective action to comply with safety standards, they can be withdrawn from the list quickly. It also shows that the list increasingly serves as a pre-emptive rather than punitive tool for safeguarding aviation safety".

The European black list comprises of all Indonesian airlines, includes national carrier Garuda, as well as all airlines from Equatorial Guinea, the Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the exception of one airline.

The European Commission's black list is a cross border deal on the publication of airline operators as it states due to safety concerns can not enter into member states. So, if you are planning a trip to Pakistan, you can count your time now--flights will now increase from Pakistan to Europe.