Ukraine could reopen airport in Lviv next year and restore air traffic suspended throughout the country after the invasion Russia in 2022 – said an expert from the insurance broker Marsh McLennan quoted by Reuters.
Will they open an airport in Lviv? Discussions on this subject are ongoing
Reuters reminds that Moscow regularly conducts missile and drone attacks on Ukraineand the local national carrier and several other companies went bankrupt due to the suspension of air travel. As Marsh McLennan's Crispin Ellison told the agency, Kyiv has been involved in talks with European aviation authorities and airlines for almost a year about restoring some air connections.
If regulators agree it is safe to open and a political decision is made, the insurance industry is ready to support air traffic recovery efforts
– Ellison said. He emphasized that this is about 2025. Ukrainian State Aviation Service said it was considering the possibility of a gradual and limited opening of the airspace to civil aviation “provided that the risks are assessed and reduced to an acceptable level and additional security measures are implemented.” However, she did not provide any time frame.
Lviv Oblast borders with Poland. Before the war, the airport could handle 3,000 people. passengers per hour
Reuters emphasizes that “Lviv Oblast, bordering with Polandrarely falls victim attacks Russia compared to other parts of Ukraine”. However Russian troops they attacked the local gas infrastructure and shot it with drones and missiles. Before the war, the Lviv airport had two terminals and could handle up to 3,000 passengers per hour.
– National carriers, low-cost airlines and Ukrainian airlines, all expressing interest and considering whether to do it, says Crispin Ellison about the potential opening of the airport. The Ukrainian authorities are also interested in reopening the country's second airport after Kiev, but according to the expert, the aviation market is waiting “until there is certainty that it will be possible to do it with much less risk.”