The airline was banned from France due to "irregularities".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8126576.stm
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With cheap air fares and a 40kg baggage allowance - double the European standard - the flights were very attractive to those on a budget. Air France and Emirates no longer fly to the Comoros Islands, making choice limited. Last August, the protest group SOS Voyage aux Comores held a 300-strong demonstration outside Marseille airport to denounce conditions on the flights between Yemen and the Comoros, complaining that they failed to meet safety standards.
Group spokesman Farid Soilihi claimed the flights often had technical problems and failed to respect timetables.
In a letter to the French authorities, he said the airline operated a service which was "a disaster waiting to happen". The group had also planned a boycott of the airline for 2009.
In an interview given to the Journal du Dimanche, Mr Soilihi described conditions on board the flights. "The toilets were blocked... bags fell on top of passengers. There was absolutely no safety on board," he said.
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