ZAGREB FLIGHT CONTROL DID NOT JEOPARDISE FLIGHT ABOVE BOSNIA

ZAGREB, June 6 (Hina) - The Zagreb Area Flight Control did not jeopardise the safety of an Austrian plane flying above Bosnia- Herzegovina because it is not authorised for flight control below specific latitude in the neighbouring country, the Croatian Flight Control (HKZP) in Zagreb said in a statement on Tuesday. "The Zagreb Flight Control is authorised for flight control only in one part of air space in western Bosnia-Herzegovina, from the latitude of 29,000 feet to 39,000 feet," whereas the above- mentioned incident "occurred below the latitude of 29,000 feet, which is a sector controlled by Stabilisation Force (SFOR) and NATO professional bodies, whose flight control officials perform their duties from a unit within the Zagreb Area Flight Control," said the statement signed by HKZP acting director Drazen Ramljak. The head of the Civil Aviation Directorate of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Zijad Sisic, accused the Zagreb Flight Control of jeopardising the safety of an "Austrian Airlines" plane on a regular Vienna-Sarajevo line in May this year. The Sarajevo-based daily 'Dnevni avaz' on Sunday quoted Sisic as saying that the failure of the Zagreb Flight Control of May 5 almost caused a crash between four military planes and the Austrian passenger plane. (hina) mm rml