Asia Times reported, "EU ambassador Alistair MacDonald said: 'The commission considers that the supervisory authority is currently not able to implement and enforce the relevant safety standards, and decided therefore to ban from EU airspace all air carriers licensed in the Philippines until these deficiencies are corrected.'"
亚洲时报报道，“欧盟大使 Alistair MacDonald 说：'委员会认为监管当局目前无法执行相关的安全标准，因此决定禁止在菲律宾获得许可的所有航空公司在欧盟空域，直到这些缺陷得到纠正。