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.
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.