Eurocontrol has taken a too conservative stance, stating that the sky over Ukraine is likely to be closed until 2029. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba on the air of the TV channel "

“We all would like at least one airport to work. But it's a safety issue: will airlines fly? That's why we work, we want the sky to be opened as quickly as possible. But the fact that Eurocontrol expressed a too conservative position is unequivocal,” Kuleba said..

At the same time, the head of the Foreign Ministry said that Ukraine could resume the work of at least one airport, but only if the Western allies hand over F-16 fighter jets..

“If we had F-16s and they would patrol the Ukrainian sky, then at least the Lviv airport could be safely opened and not worry about anything at all,” the minister said..

Recall that Ukraine closed the airspace on February 24, 2022 due to the high risk of aviation security for civil aviation..

The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) in its forecast until 2029 provides that restrictions on flights in the airspace of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova will remain.

At the same time, Ukraine declares that Ukrainian airspace will be opened immediately after the end of hostilities and the victory of Ukraine..

The Ministry of Infrastructure considers the Lviv airport as the first to resume work in the presence of security guarantees.