Kyrgyzstan has made significant progress toward lifting the European Union's aviation ban, with hopes pinned on a final decision by May 2026.
At a recent session of the Kyrgyz parliamentary committee on international affairs, defense, security, and migration, Deputy Director of the State Agency for Civil Aviation Kanat Tologonov announced that Kyrgyz airlines may be removed from the EU aviation blacklist.
Tologonov noted that efforts to meet international safety standards have been ongoing for the past two years.
“The European Commission conducted a preliminary audit in March — the first of its kind in our history,” he said.
A key meeting of the European Commission's Transport Department is scheduled for May this year, where the results of previous audits by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will be reviewed. Tologonov said the final EU audit is expected this fall, and its outcome will be decisive.
“If we pass all the checks successfully, a decision will be made in May 2026 to remove Kyrgyzstan from the blacklist,” he added.
Kyrgyzstan’s airlines were placed on the EU blacklist in 2006 due to poor oversight and failure to comply with international aviation standards. The ban currently prevents Kyrgyz carriers from operating in European airspace.
Tologonov also mentioned that the director of the State Agency is currently abroad, continuing efforts to strengthen ties with international aviation regulators.
Earlier, President Sadyr Japarov announced that the European Union is set to conduct an inspection of Kyrgyzstan’s civil aviation sector in May 2025, as part of ongoing efforts to remove the country from the EU aviation blacklist.
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