The Netherlands said on Thursday it had withdrawn landing rights from Turkish budget airline Onur Air for a month due to safety concerns.

The Dutch government said in a statement it was withdrawing landing rights with immediate effect until June 12 after an aborted take-off of an Onur Air plane in Turkey on Tuesday.

"There have been a series of incidents of late," the Dutch department responsible for regulating the transport sector said. It said Onur Air had to demonstrate steps to improve safety in the next month if it was to win back landing rights.

Last week, Dutch media played up news of another Onur Air plane carrying Dutch leisure travelers that was forced to turn back to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport due to engine trouble.

Onur Air, a low-fare challenger to Turkish Airlines, said it did not accept the decision and was looking into what steps it could take against it.

"Onur Air is an airline which stands for safety, reliability and service," Esat Aksak, general manager of Onur Air in the Netherlands, said in a statement.

"Unfortunately a different picture has emerged due to the announcement of the grounding and reports in recent weeks. This is unjust because we do everything possible to keep our planes in a good technical state."

The airline, which has been flying since 1992, said it transports 1.4 million passengers a year, including 350,000 from the Netherlands. It makes 300 flights a week to Europe, including 75 to the Netherlands.

Onur Air said 8,000 Dutch travelers in Turkey would be affected by the decision but it was doing everything possible to make sure they would be able to get home.