Against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine, there are discussions about opening up flights. Find out which city could host flights, where the discussions stand and what is preventing the flights from launching

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Security experts are discussing the possibility of opening an airport in Lviv. This was stated by Mayor Andriy Sadovyi in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.

Opening the airport is being discussed, but there are security issues

Mr Sadovyi stressed that there is a security issue for the state and a security issue for people.

‘We must survive in any conditions, so this topic is being discussed in the expert community,’ he said.

At the same time, according to the mayor of Lviv, journalists will be the first to know if a decision is made to open the airport.

‘There are many airfields in Ukraine, and I think that during the war at least one of them should have been working,’ Sadovyi said.

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Not the first conversation about opening airports in Ukraine

In November last year, during his visit to the United States, the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, announced the possible opening of one of Ukraine's airports for civilian flights. And in December, dozens of ground staff vacancies for Boryspil Airport were posted on the Work and Recovery website and on specialised HR services.

The online media quickly reacted to the airport vacancies and started linking them to the possible opening of flights to and from Ukraine. Thus, dozens of Ukrainian media outlets contacted representatives of Boryspil International Airport and the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, but according to the press services, there are no plans to open the airport in the near future, as it is impossible for security reasons.

We remind you! Access to international airports via neighbouring countries remains a viable option for Ukrainians seeking to travel or fly abroad in the current situation. Read here to find out which airports are convenient for Ukrainians to transit and how to get there.

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