"A rocket can get in 2 minutes": an expert explains why it is still impossible to return passenger air transportation to Ukraine

There is no need to open airports in Ukraine, and the skies should remain closed. The main problem is the inability to ensure complete safety of passenger air transportation, especially from Boryspil Airport in Kyiv.

This opinion was expressed in a commentary to OBOZ.UA by aviation expert, and leading researcher at the National Aviation University Valerii Romanenko. According to him, there are standards according to which the time to leave the plane when it is on the ground is 90 seconds.

"After that, you need to run to the shelter, wait for everyone who has gotten there, and close the door. A missile (ballistic missile – Ed.) from the Bryansk region will arrive at Boryspil in two minutes maximum after it is detected – it will not be detected immediately after launch either, it will take several tens of seconds – and will arrive in two minutes," the expert calculated.

A cruise missile, he said, would allow for evacuation in 5-10 minutes. "But the ballistics are very tough," the expert stated.

He also suggested that it would be impossible to create an "iron air corridor" from the western border to Boryspil airport. "Even if you dig it underground, these options are unrealistic," the expert is sure.

In general, according to Romanenko, the opening of airports on the territory of Ukraine while the war with Russia continues is only a "rhetorical question." Airline planes cannot fly without insurance, and insurance companies demand that the skies over Ukraine be closed to enemy missiles.

"The resumption of airport operations can only be carried out if the Ukrainian sky is completely closed to Russian missiles and drones. That is, the insurers say that they are ready to start operating in January only under the last condition, the complete closure of the Ukrainian sky," the aviation expert noted.

Recently, Ukraine has been actively discussing the resumption of air traffic. The Ministry of Communities and Territories Development even presented a roadmap for reopening Ukraine's airspace under martial law.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, according to aviation expert Bohdan Dolintse, Russian Shaheds do not pose a threat to civilian aircraft in the air due to their height restrictions, but they can be dangerous for airports. A complete ban on flights remains in place, and only limited possibilities for resuming flights are being considered in the event of air defense reinforcement.

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