The First Meeting of Ad hoc Afghanistan Contingency Group (AHACG/1) 11 th and 12 th September in Kuala Lumpur IATA AIRLINE INPUTS FOR DISCUSSION: David Rollo Assistant Director; Safety and Flight Operations
Routes 24 hours available Night hours only 24 hrs AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
SCENARIO ONE – No service but KABUL “OPEN” 1 ST Priority keep airspace available Procedural Separations: spacing ( 10mins ) Mach restrictions to ensure no closure .82 or .83 TIBA procedures in Kabul FIR AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
SCENARIO ONE – No service but KABUL “OPEN” ‘Metering’ by BOBCAT 24hrs Monitoring by adjacent states (radar) – Westbound Pakistan Eastbound – Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
SCENARIO ONE – No service but KABUL “OPEN” No change in routes Small capacity reduction No additional traffic for Iran ‘Metering’ by BOBCAT 24hrs Monitoring by adjacent states (radar) – Westbound Pakistan Eastbound – Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
SCENARIO TWO – Kabul Closed - Contingency Current Iraq situation means Iran already at capacity – Concerns from Mid east carriers IATA MENA AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Normal traffic flow BoBCAT Flow Main European Flow from Gulf DXB DOH AUH AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Current Airspace Damascus Main flow shifted to Iranian Baghd Airspace ad AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Proposed routes (ICAO Paper) AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
ISSUE High density? Damascus Baghd ad AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Flow impact to Europe ? High density? AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Options? AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Options? AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Options? Overflight approvals? Requires feasibility study (airline) AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Options? Overflight approvals? Requires feasibility study (airline) AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
Options? Lahore - Urumqi - OSH AHACG-1 11th-12th September 2014
DISCUSSION
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