New Delhi: The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) on Monday said Afghanistan who was torn dispute was “now without providing civil air traffic services” and that this airline avoided airspace.
Afghanistan Airspace presents the main traffic flow between Europe and Asia.
“Traffic through the Afghan airspace is lower than usual due to reduced demand because Covid-19.
(Countries) near Afghanistan have indicated that they can accommodate additional traffic.
The use of alternative routes through these countries will support safe and safe operations , but it will have a time, operational and fuel impact on the airline, “said IATA in a statement.
Global Body of Airlines said it participated in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) coordination of team coordination (CCT), which was activated.
This standard protocol to manage such situations combines ICAO and IATA resources in the area involved, all affected countries, and Eurocontrol.
“Airlines usually use Afghan and IATA airspaces maintain constant coordination and communication through standard contingency protocols and share information through the Global Tactical Operations Portal,” added IATA.
Before Afghanistan was completely excessive by the Taliban but the fall of the government there was near, ICAO told TI on August 10 that Afghanistan was responsible for issuing “advisors to other countries to avoid their national airspace where there might be a risk for the safety of civil air operations (Being them because of the conflict zone).
“On Monday, the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) stated that the Kabul area – which covered the entire country – as” uncontrollable “.
ACAA issued two notices to Airmen (Notam) advising the transit commercial aircraft (overflying) to divert the route and declare the civilian side of the Kabul airport closed until further notice.
Other countries and airlines must conduct their own risk assessment of other airspaces “while ICAO does not have a role in daily operational issues, including risk assessment, in the past situation where countries may suffer from loss of errors Their command capacity and sovereign control, adjacent or concerned countries have asked us to coordinate the settings for a while reducing the risk of safety and air navigation in the relevant flight area, “said ICAO told TII last Tuesday.
Comments were searched from Icao on Monday about their steps after the collapse of the Afghan government.
“I am conducting an internal facts to identify what information may be in a position to fulfill these things,” said Communication Officer Secretary General Icao on Monday.
Afghanistan now without civil air traffic services: IATA
