New Delhi: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday said that conflict-torn Afghanistan is now without any provisions. civil air traffic service” and that airlines are avoiding airspace.
Afghanistan airspace provides the major traffic flow between Europe and Asia.
“through traffic” afghan airspace This is lower than normal due to low demand due to Kovid-19. The[countries]near Afghanistan have indicated that they can accommodate additional traffic. The use of alternative routes through these states will support safe and secure operations, but will have time, operational and fuel impacts on airlines,” IATA said in a statement.
The global body of airlines said it is participating in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Coordinated Contingency Coordination Team (CCT), which has been activated.
This standard protocol for the management of such situations links the resources of ICAO and IATA in the regions involved, all affected states and Eurocontrol.
“Afghan airspace in general and airlines using IATA are maintaining constant coordination and communication through standard contingency protocols and sharing information through the IATA Global Tactical Operations Portal,” the IATA said.
Before Afghanistan was completely overrun by the Taliban, but the fall of the government was imminent, the ICAO told TOI on 10 August that Afghanistan was “to issue advisories to other countries to avoid areas of their national airspace”. where there may be a risk” for the safety of civilian air operations (whether due to conflict zones).
On Monday, the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) declared Kabul airspace – which covers the entire country – “uncontrolled”.
The ACAA issued two notices to airmen (NOTAM) advising re-routing of transiting (overflying) commercial aircraft and announcing the closure of the civilian side of Kabul airport until further notice.
Other countries and airlines have to conduct their own risk assessments of other countries’ airspace “whereas ICAO has no role in day-to-day operational matters, including risk assessment, in the past in situations where countries had Sovereign command and control capability, impending or otherwise, the countries concerned have asked us to coordinate arrangements to temporarily mitigate aviation safety and air navigation risks in the respective flight areas,” ICAO had told TOI last Tuesday.
Comments were sought from ICAO on Monday about his move after the fall of the Afghan government. “I am conducting an internal fact-check to identify what information we may be in a position to provide with respect to these matters,” the communications officer to the Secretary-General of ICAO said on Monday.
Afghanistan airspace provides the major traffic flow between Europe and Asia.
“through traffic” afghan airspace This is lower than normal due to low demand due to Kovid-19. The[countries]near Afghanistan have indicated that they can accommodate additional traffic. The use of alternative routes through these states will support safe and secure operations, but will have time, operational and fuel impacts on airlines,” IATA said in a statement.
The global body of airlines said it is participating in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Coordinated Contingency Coordination Team (CCT), which has been activated.
This standard protocol for the management of such situations links the resources of ICAO and IATA in the regions involved, all affected states and Eurocontrol.
“Afghan airspace in general and airlines using IATA are maintaining constant coordination and communication through standard contingency protocols and sharing information through the IATA Global Tactical Operations Portal,” the IATA said.
Before Afghanistan was completely overrun by the Taliban, but the fall of the government was imminent, the ICAO told TOI on 10 August that Afghanistan was “to issue advisories to other countries to avoid areas of their national airspace”. where there may be a risk” for the safety of civilian air operations (whether due to conflict zones).
On Monday, the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) declared Kabul airspace – which covers the entire country – “uncontrolled”.
The ACAA issued two notices to airmen (NOTAM) advising re-routing of transiting (overflying) commercial aircraft and announcing the closure of the civilian side of Kabul airport until further notice.
Other countries and airlines have to conduct their own risk assessments of other countries’ airspace “whereas ICAO has no role in day-to-day operational matters, including risk assessment, in the past in situations where countries had Sovereign command and control capability, impending or otherwise, the countries concerned have asked us to coordinate arrangements to temporarily mitigate aviation safety and air navigation risks in the respective flight areas,” ICAO had told TOI last Tuesday.
Comments were sought from ICAO on Monday about his move after the fall of the Afghan government. “I am conducting an internal fact-check to identify what information we may be in a position to provide with respect to these matters,” the communications officer to the Secretary-General of ICAO said on Monday.
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