BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. Kyrgyzstan has been
removed from the list of air carriers subject to an operating ban
within the European Union, Trend reports via the press service of the President
of Kyrgyzstan.
According to a notification from the European Commission’s
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, all air carriers
certified in Kyrgyzstan have been excluded from the EU Air Safety
List of carriers banned from operating flights to the EU.
The decision was made following a meeting of the EU Air Safety
Committee (ASC) held on May 19–21, 2026, and will be formalized
through the relevant European Commission regulation. Kyrgyzstan had
been included on the list since 2006.
In recent years, following the instructions of President of the
Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, systematic efforts have been carried
out to reform the civil aviation sector, strengthen state oversight
of flight safety, and bring the national aviation safety system in
line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
standards.
Furthermore, the European Commission highly assessed the
progress achieved, including the results of technical
consultations, the assessment visit conducted in March 2026, and
successful hearings held in Brussels.
The European Commission will continue technical cooperation with
the Kyrgyz side to maintain the achieved results.
