Authorities Reopen Airspace Over Kosovo for Overflights
NATO's multinational Kosovo Force retains authority over the Kosovo airspace, which Hungarocontrol will manage. (Photo: KFOR)
NATO's multinational Kosovo Force retains authority over the Kosovo airspace, which Hungarocontrol will manage. (Photo: KFOR)

Authorities reopened the upper airspace over the republic of Kosovo to civilian overflights on April 3, 15 years after it closed because of the ethnic war in the former Yugoslavian territory. The action will lead to shorter flight routes in the region and represents “a significant step toward aviation normalization in the Western Balkans,” Eurocontrol announced.