Airlines warned to stay away from Afghanistan airspace
(VOVWORLD) - Afghanistan's aviation authority said on Monday that national airspace had been released to the military following the Taliban's takeover and advised transit planes to keep away.
 Chaos at Kabul airport on August 16, 2021. (Photo: AP/VNA) |
In a notice to airmen on its website, the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said any transit through Kabul airspace - which covers all Afghanistan - would be uncontrolled.
Airlines and governments have paid more attention to the risks of flying over airspace in volatile zones in recent years after deadly incidents involving surface-to-air missiles in Ukraine in 2014 and Iran in 2020.
A number of countries including France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland are evacuating their citizens from Afghanistan.