FAA LIFTS SOME RESTRICTIONS ON FLIGHTS TO UKRAINIAN AIRPORTS
November 19, 2018
On October 19, 2018, the FAA issued a rule easing some restrictions on U.S. civil flight operations in the Dnipropetrovsk Flight Information Region (FIR) (UKDV) and over international waters in the Black Sea as the security situation in Eastern Ukraine continues to evolve. The FAA had prohibited air traffic in UKDV, as well as over Crimea’s Simferopol FIR (UKFV), after competing claims by Ukrainian and Russian air traffic control authorities, and after the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in July 2014. The FAA is allowing U.S. flights to resume to Kharkiv International Airport (UKHH), Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (UKDD), and Zaporizhzhia International Airport (UKDE). While the eastern UKDV remains prohibited until at least October 2020, a limited exception is allowed for takeoff and landing operations with Ukrainian ATC to reach these three airports. Over the Black Sea, the FAA is reopening certain flight routes that have proven safe for civil aviation, though the prohibition on UKFV remains in effect.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Alexander Matthews (amatthews@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6633).
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