NATO: Kosovo airspace remains open

An official NATO has said Thursday that Kosovo's airspace remains open.

KFOR's “Command has primary authority to use low air space over Kosovo, according to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 in 1999.

“KFOR remains fully focused on the daily implementation of its UN mandate to ensure a safe environment and freedom of movement for all communities living in Kosovo”, he told REL.

Kosovo's low air space is managed by the Kosovo Air Navigation Services Agency, which provides services to civil aircraft during Kosovo airspace with the aim of landing and standing up from Pristina Airport.

While high air space from 6,250 to higher, open to commercial traffic from 2014, it is under Hungary's control, respectively, of HungariansControl, which offers the technical traffic control services at this height.

That is because Kosovo has not yet achieved capacity to manage high air space.

Awareers of security issues in Kosovo have called on the Government of Kosovo to call on NATO to close the airspace for Russian planes.

Kosovo government has not responded REL's on this case.

Airspace restrictions for Russian aircraft

After the launch of the Russian occupation in Ukraine, the European Union has imposed several economic sanctions against Russia on February 27th, including the closure of airspace for Russian aircraft.

On Wednesday, March 2nd, the same has been decided by the United States.

Albania and Northern Macedonia have made the same decision.

Montenegro has launched the procedure for making the decision to close air space for Russian aircraft, while against such a decision is Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Moscow's attack on Ukraine has started in the early hours of February 24th.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered <x0 special operation” to demilitarise Ukraine.

The Kremlin's action has stirred anger and has been condemned worldwide.

The United States and its allies have responded with severe sanctions against Moscow.