FCO advise on local aircraft concerns

There are doubts about the reliability and safety of some Equato-Guinean-registered aircraft operating flights within Equatorial Guinea and regionally. Equato-Guinean-registered aircraft are banned from British airspace on safety grounds. The FCO have advised that British governemnt employees do not use Equato-Guinean-registered aircraft unless this is unavoidable. You shoud bear this in mind when making your travel plans.