The European Union removed Kyrgyzstan from the aviation safety blacklist,

Tazabek – The Kyrgyz Republic has been excluded from the list of air carriers subject to a ban on flights to the European Union, the press service of the Administration of the President of Kyrgyzstan reported.

“In a notification from the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission, it is reported that all air carriers certified in Kyrgyzstan are excluded from the List of air carriers subject to the EU flight ban.

The decision was made following a meeting of the EU Aviation Safety Committee (ASC) on May 19–21, 2026 and will be formalized in the relevant Regulations of the European Commission.

Kyrgyzstan has been on this list since 2006.

In recent years, on behalf of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarova systematic work has been carried out to reform civil aviation, strengthen government oversight of flight safety and bring the national system into compliance with international ICAO standards.

The European Commission commended the progress made, including the results of the technical consultations, the assessment visit in March 2026 and the successful hearings in Brussels.

The European Commission will continue technical cooperation with the Kyrgyz side to maintain the achieved results,” the AP reported.

Background:

Press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic October 13, 2006 reportedthat the European Commission has banned flights within the EU for 27 airlines from Kyrgyzstan (see list). The ministry explained that the full list was compiled by the European Union in March 2006.

The Russian press wrote that the European Union at that time decided to draw up a single list prohibiting flights from individual countries to the EU in connection with the plane crash on January 3, 2004, when plane of the Egyptian airline Flash Airlines crashed near Sharm el-Sheikh, killing 148 people, including 135 passengers, most of whom were French citizens.

EU ban on Kyrgyz air carriers imposed throughout the EUfor both passenger and cargo airlines.