The first flights are expected to resume in Lviv, as the airport is located in the safer western part of Ukraine.
The first flights in Ukraine will most likely begin before the end of 2024, as technologies exist to make flights safe even under current conditions. Olivier Yankovets, Director General of Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe), stated this in an interview with Interfax on February 22.
According to the president, rail traffic in Ukraine was not stopped because travel by train was considered safer, despite the risks associated with the ongoing war.
“Despite the military risks, Ukraine does not stop trains and, unlike airplanes, they are very slow. But for some reason everyone decided that aviation is more dangerous. In terms of risk assessment, this is not entirely correct,” Yankovets said. aforementioned.
ACI EUROPE Director explained that today there are technologies that increase flight safety. We are also talking about air defense systems that need to be deployed in appropriate and correct locations. Yankovets believes that all these steps should be coordinated with the EU, especially the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
“We have been discussing this for a long time in the past months and I think we have made a lot of progress technically. I think we need to press now to make it happen,” the director said.
Yankovets also noted that it is not yet known which part of Ukrainian airspace will be open, but the first airport to be opened in Ukraine will probably be Lviv.
Yankovets said, “The Ukrainian government will decide which part of the airspace will be opened. Many people say that Lviv will be the first airport where flights will resume, as it is located in Western Ukraine, which is safer.”
Let’s remember that in April 2023, there was information that Ukraine was working on the resumption of civil aviation flights. According to French Transport Minister Clément Beaune, Ukrainian authorities already have “certain considerations” regarding the opening of airspace.
Source: Focus
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