Ask the Captain: With the collapse of the Afghanistan government, what happens to the airspace? Can flights get in and out of Kabul or overfly the country?
amid the mayhem as crowds swarmed the military landing strip at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Military aircraft are flying in Afghanistan to provide evacuation services and are being controlled by U.S. military controllers. How long that evacuation will take is uncertain. In the meantime, civilian lights that normally overfly Afghanistan are being rerouted. Routes include India to Europe, Indonesia to Europe, the Middle East to China, Australia to Russia, South East Asia to Europe.
This longer routing causes additional flight time and fuel costs, but it is necessary. World airlines have gotten very conservative about flying over conflict zones after a Until the situation stabilizes within Afghanistan, the airspace is likely to remain closed. Once a new government begins air traffic services and the airspace is safe, commercial flights can return.
Before the U.S. invasion in 2001, Afghanistan's pre-Taliban government ran the country air traffic control system; it is likely to revert to something similar. Countries earn income from fees for overflights and landings, so there is incentive to return air traffic control services quickly, but nations will need to make sure the services meet international standards.
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