The flight of the aircraft with the call sign Welcome, which was spotted over Lviv on Monday, April 21, was performed for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale war as part of the program of ground and flight testing of aeronautical equipment in accordance with the Aviation Rules of Ukraine.
This was reported to the journalist of UNN by the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
Details
The flight was performed as part of the program of ground and flight testing of aeronautical equipment in accordance with the Aviation Rules of Ukraine. Such checks are carried out periodically to maintain the certification suitability of the equipment. Therefore, appropriate flights may be carried out in the future, in different parts of the airspace of Ukraine
The Ministry of Development also confirmed that such an overflight was performed for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, when there was a technical possibility for it.
At the same time, this is in no way connected with the resumption of flights. For this, appropriate security conditions must be created
Context
On April 21, Flightradar24 reported on the flight of an aircraft with the call sign Welcome over Lviv.
Recall
In October 2024, Ukraine presented a roadmap for opening its airspace under martial law, presenting a step-by-step plan and needs for partial opening of the airspace.
Already in November, Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development Timur Tkachenko stated that all state bodies are working on the possibility of partial opening of Ukraine's airspace, but due to the very high level of threats, this remains unlikely in the short term.
In general, several airlines have expressed interest in resuming flights to Ukraine after the opening of the Ukrainian sky. In particular, Wizz has developed a plan to open 100 routes in the first six months after the opening of air traffic, which will allow transporting 5 million passengers per year.
In turn, Ryanair has prepared a five-year plan for resuming flights to Ukraine. The Baltic carrier AirBaltic has an ambitious plan - it wants to be the first to operate a flight to Ukraine.