Ukraine plans to resume flights at two major airports.

Ukraine is actively working with its partners to restore air traffic that was suspended almost two years ago in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion, said Deputy Head of the Office of the President Rostyslav Shurma. Although he did not specify the terms for opening air traffic, he noted that Ukraine has an “internal road map and schedule.”

Shurma clarified that Ukraine is considering opening the Boryspil international airport near Kyiv or an airport in Lviv. However, the priority is Boryspil, he said. According to the official, Kyiv is consulting with Israeli colleagues on the technical conditions that are necessary to resume flights.

“We need to get approval from IATA (International Air Transport Association) and FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration), which is not an easy task. It also depends more on the bold decisions of our international partners, which we believe we will get,” Shurma emphasized.

It should be noted that back in the fall of 2023, the Office of the President began to consider opening one of Ukraine’s civilian airports before the end of the war.