Kharkiv Airport boosts security measures as EASA mulls airspace closure in Ukraine's east

"The administration of the Kharkiv International Airport has always supported flight safety measures at a strategic high level. At the same time, given EASA concerns, we have expanded our efforts to level possible threats. Enhanced administrative security services guard terminal entrances, while additional inspection equipment has been installed. Three additional round-the-clock guard posts along the perimeter have been set up. The perimeter of the safe storage of fuel reservoirs is protected by an up-to-date engineering protection system," the press service wrote.

According to the report, additional lighting has been installed at the airport premises, six checkpoints have been set up hosting newly-established K9 units trained to search for explosives.

The press service has noted that both police and border guards patrol the most threatened airport sections 24/7.

In addition, the airport stressed that the EASA had not yet made a final decision on the termination of international flights over eastern Ukraine.

Read alsoUkraine speaks to European Commission against limiting flight traffic over Dnipro, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia"Now the draft bulletin from the EASA is only being discussed with the Ukrainian side. Therefore, it is early to speak about the possible consequences or losses to the Kharkiv International Airport if the EASA bulletin is approved in the form it has been drafted," the company said.

Read alsoUkraine against EASA recommendations on closure of Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhia airportsAs UNIAN reported, the EU wants to close the airspace over three Ukrainian cities, namely Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Zaporizhia in the country's east. The State Aviation Service of Ukraine received an EASA draft bulletin designed to introduce a no-fly zone in eastern Ukraine, as the document deems flights in the area to be dangerous.