LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE - FOLLOW UP

UNCLAS VIENNA 001186 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EB/TRA/OTP AND EUR/AGS DEPT ALSO PLEASE PASS TO TSA FRANKFURT FOR TSA/ABROWN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAIR PTER AU SUBJECT: LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE - FOLLOW UP REFS: A) STATE 66181 B) STATE 41383 ¶1. Post conveyed reftel B demarche on March 11 to Manfred Bialonczyk, Head of the Aviation and Navigation Office in the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology, and to Alois Kraut, Head of the Transport and Telecommunication Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Neither provided any substantive comments. ¶2. Post has an appointment with Bialonczyk on April 21 to discuss the lighter ban and other aviation issues. We will report any feedback. BROWN