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AIP Supplement
NETHERLANDS

AIP SUP

06/2023

Publication date 21 SEP 2023

SECURITY SITUATION IN UKRAINE, RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND BELARUS

1 INTRODUCTION

The military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the safety and security situation in Belarus have the following operational consequences.

2 MILITARY INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Due to security situation in and around the airspace and territory of Ukraine potential risk exists from military threats to civil aviation. Air carriers and captains of aircraft in charge of air service managed by carriers holders of operating licence issued by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, whether they are contractual carriers and/or de facto carriers, or performing air service with commercial charter agreement or with code sharing and to all flight performed with the Netherlands aircraft registration are advised to consult and adhere to latest revision of EASA CZIB-2022-01.

3 OPERATIONS IN BELARUS MINSK FIR (UMMV)

Netherlands air carriers and captains of aircraft in charge of air service managed by carriers holders of operating licence issued by the Netherlands, whether they are contractual carriers and/or de facto carriers, or performing air service with commercial charter agreement or with code sharing and to all flight performed with Netherlands aircraft registration, are requested to avoid Minsk FIR (UMMV). Foreign air carriers inbound EU are recommended to avoid Belarus Minsk FIR (UMMV).

4 MILITARY INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION

All Russian registered aircraft and aircraft owned, chartered or operated by natural or legal persons from the Russian federation or by operators holding air operator certificate (AOC) issued by the Russian federation authorities are prohibited to enter, exit or overfly the Netherlands airspace except humanitarian, SAR and leased aircraft one-way return flights with the permission of the appropriate Dutch authorities and in case of emergency landing or emergency overflight.

5 RESTRICTIONS FOR BELARUSIAN CARRIERS AND/OR REGISTERED in BELARUS

All flights to/from airports in the Netherlands, or overflying Netherlands territory, are not allowed if aircraft are operated by Belarusian air carriers and/or registered in Belarus, except for aircraft in emergency or humanitarian flights.

6 UKRAINIAN CRISIS - EU SANCTIONS

Flight and other restrictions at the direction of the European council of the EU need to be complied with at aerodromes within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

An asset freeze and travel restrictions apply for an expanded list of persons and entities. Operators must
(i) freeze all assets belonging to listed persons or entities and
(ii) ensure they do not make funds or economic resources available to them. This may hold a prohibition to provide air transport services to listed persons. Listed persons are also denied entry to the EU. Please ensure compliance before departure.

7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

More information on EU restrictive measures against the Russian Federation can be found via https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/the-agency/faqs/eu-restrictive-measures-against-russia.

8 DOCUMENT CONTROL

NOTAM A1225/23, A1378/23, A1646/23, A1659/23 and A1660/23 are hereby cancelled.

ISSN: 0165-7291