Ministry explains role of working group on restoring airport operations
A working group preparing for the restoration of airport operations in Ukraine will coordinate actions among all involved parties at the interagency level.
This was reported to Ukrinform by the press service of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
The ministry stressed that while air traffic remains suspended, its priority is preserving airport infrastructure and ensuring the possibility of quickly restoring flights once the security situation allows it. To ensure coordinated preparation among all stakeholders, the working group was established as a mechanism for interagency cooperation.
“In fact, it is an advisory body under the ministry created to coordinate, at the interagency level, actions needed to ensure the conditions for the safe and rapid restoration of civil aviation flights in Ukraine after the airspace is reopened,” the ministry said.
The ministry added that the group will develop practical recommendations for the phased restoration of airport operations, focusing on protecting aviation infrastructure and ensuring the safety of civil aviation during martial law and after it ends.
The order establishing the working group was published on the ministry’s website and signed by Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration – Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba.
The working group will be headed by Deputy Minister Serhii Derkach.
Its members also include representatives of several key institutions, such as:
- Serhii Batechko from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
- Mykola Boiko, First Deputy Head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine;
- Pavlo Yelizarov, Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force;
- Serhii Korshuk, First Deputy Head of the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine;
- Andrii Yarmak, Director of UkSATSE (Ukrainian Air Traffic Services Enterprise);
- Oleksii Dubrevskyi, CEO of Boryspil International Airport;
- Volodymyr Kudak, CEO of Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany);
- Tetiana Romanovska, CEO of Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport.
As previously reported, due to Russia’s military aggression, and based on regular risk assessments for civil aviation, Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civilian aircraft, except for flights authorized by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Last May, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that restoring air connections with Ukraine after a ceasefire would be an important step for economic recovery, increasing investor confidence, and reuniting families.
Photo: Facebook / Boryspil International Airport