To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Subject: Interesting NOTAM > Here's an interesting NOTAM for ENOS (Oslo) FIR: > <snip> > .... IT IS I.A. PROHIBITED WITH CERTAIN > EXCEPTIONS FOR USAMA BIN LADEN AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN AND > PERSONS GROUPS ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES RELATED TO THESE > TO ENTER OR TO BE IN TRANSIT THROUGH NORWEGIAN TERRITORY. <snip> > The way I understand this NOTAM, it is prohibited for members of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan to transit through Norwegian territy, WITH EXCEPTION TO Usama Bin Laden, Al-Qaida and Taliban. > > This NOTAM is due to expire 31 December 2003 at 2359z. > > Am I reading this NOTAM correctly. > I think this is another case of people not reading what they write. I suspect that the CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS actually was meant to apply to others, not to Bin Laden, Al-Quaida and Taliban. Gerry http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/africar/africa.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html