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The ban expires on October 27
At the same time, the ban on flights over the Dnieper was extended for another year, until October 27, 2021, due to the war in eastern Ukraine.
The US government has decided to resume the flights of its companies in the Simferopol region from October 27. This is indicated in the order of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), published on the official website of the Federal Register of the United States government on Thursday, October 15.
“This amendment does not extend the ban on conducting certain flight operations in certain areas of the Simferopol flight information region <...> due to changing conditions in the airspace and the associated decrease in the level of danger to American civil aviation “, – stated in the document.
Thus, the ban, introduced in 2014 for security reasons, expires on October 27.
“While the FAA expects that the Russian Federation will continue to make illegal territorial claims and support a competitive air navigation service provider for the foreseeable future, Ukraine has demonstrated a strong commitment to taking appropriate measures to minimize the remaining risks to the flight safety, “the agency said.
In addition, the FAA stressed that Kiev is doing everything necessary to protect civil aviation from the threat.
“Ukraine has also demonstrated a strong commitment to take the necessary measures to protect civil aviation from the threat of misidentification associated with the significant and continuing Russian military presence and weapons capabilities in and around the Crimean peninsula,” noted the aviation department.
According to the FAA leadership, the security situation in the Simferopol flight information area has stabilized, while the flight ban over the Dnieper was extended until October 27, 2021, due to the potential danger to aviation. civil in connection with the ongoing hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
As a reminder, in December 2014, the FAA banned US airlines from flying in the Simferopol and Dnipropetrovsk areas, “to avoid potential dangers to people and aircraft.”
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