Flights Into and Over Conflict Zones

Recent events have shown once again that the status of conflict zones around the world can change suddenly, exposing civil aviation to the risk of collateral damage or targeted attack. Flights into and over these zones should be subject to a thorough threat and risk assessment, with relevant and timely information provided to the flight crew.

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