It follows the position defined by the Commission in its Communication of 10 October 2001 on ".the repercussions of the terrorist attacks in the United States on the air transport industry". and its previous decisions including, in particular, that a direct link exists between costs qualifying for compensation and closure of the airspace. The Commission considered that the events of 11 September in the United States and the subsequent withdrawal of cer
tain war and allied perils insurance cover as well as losses due to airspace closure are
to be qualified as exceptional occurrenc ...[+++]es in the meaning of Article 87.2b.
La Commission considère que les événements du 11 septembre aux États-Unis et le retrait qui a suivi de la couverture de certains risques liés à la guerre et d'autres risques connexes, ainsi que les pertes dues à la fermeture d'espace aérien doivent être qualifiés d'événements extraordinaires au sens de l'article 87, paragraphe 2, point b).
