First flight from Kyiv | Is Ukraine going to Open its Airspace for Commercial Aviation?

Hi, here is the analysis of the situation with Ukrainian Commercial Aviation perspectives. Some say that Ukraine will open the Mail Boryspil Airport in Kyiv soon. So there are some reasons why it isn't going to happen until the war is over.
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[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

Hello captain, you'll always be our favorite pilot.

[@sumiland6445]

💛💙💜💙💛 first time watching your pilot blog, Denys! Very interesting and important. Hoping for the day Ukrainian air space is safe again. 🇺🇦 🌏 🇺🇸

[@hipolitemuseau7334]

Hello Captain I'm very happy that everything is starting up again for you all. 💛💙☀️

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

The nicest video for a long time. Being a former private pilot, flying a military classified plane(!) and now drones, flying is living.

[@p0igi0vc]

Hope all airports in Ukraine will be opened soon

[@jb-qi8fz]

Me too. I had to drive 400 miles to Bucharest to get a flight.

[@bettyboop-xg6jo]

Why.

[@CranehawkPilot]

Great to see you back @pilot blog. Hope you had an excellent Christmas. Hopefully the new year will bring hope to Ukraine

[@awh233]

Great to see you man. I hope you and your family are doing well given the circumstances

[@MichaelCramer-id9ed]

It never ceases to amaze me that with 1.2 million subscribers and usually hundreds of thousands of views, hardly anyone pushes the like button. Why are the subscribers so stingy with their likes. It costs nothing to push the like button and it helps Denys a lot. I am a Patreon member and I always hit the like button. If you can spend the time to watch his videos you can sure take the split second to push the like button.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Most of the subscribers are because of the Short videos. They don't watch my long videos

[@brian8410]

@@PilotBlogDenys Your long videos are a cure for insomnia.

[@MichaelCramer-id9ed]

That may be true Denys but I have been watching your blog since before the war and compared to views usually less than 1 in 10 press the like button. I just think that if they do not support you at least press the like button to help you out. Costs them nothing but helps you@@PilotBlogDenys

[@TrueMT7]

​@@PilotBlogDenysThe subscribers that watch your shorts have lower attention span, so they won't watch long form content, but i watch both!! ❤❤❤😊🇬🇪❤🇺🇦

[@UTube4Junky]

…because many of us were disappointed with his telegram channel and the fact he didn’t do anything at all about the rampant anti-Americanism on there. The moderators, many German America-haters - delete any comments they like, bash America non-stop and when it fits them ban users who disagree with some of the anti-American comments. Bear in mind - the thread is suspend to be about helping Ukraine. BUT more often than not it turns into “who hates America the most” contest.. Disgusting and the fact he condones it shows his true colors. So that’s why.

[@Clearofprop3430]

Glad things are starting to look up for you guys at least a bit! Love the videos!

[@HelenKempster]

Thank you Dennis..I hope one day you will have "peaceful skies '

[@MahBor]

The people on the ground must've been so scared to hear that plane flying so low after 2 years of aviation silence.

[@Marko-hl2fm]

And they were)

[@carsfan9648]

​@@Marko-hl2fmI have a question. WHY do mostly russian but also ukrainian people put a bracket at the end of the sentence instead of a dot ".", when they write in English? I wanted to ask it because I have many friends from Russia and Ukraine who do this but I always ask myself, if there is a reason because the russian and ukrainian languages are different in terms of letters and alphabet. Could you inform me about it? Thanks...

[@ruslanlesko9180]

@@carsfan9648man, it is a short form of a smile :)

[@carsfan9648]

Oh, didn't know that, thanks)@@ruslanlesko9180

[@BennyGeserit]

Love the aviation analysis. Hope you fly again soon.

[@johninnh4880]

Denys, thanks for another very informative video. It's nice to get an inside peek as to why and how insurance affects commercial aviation. Thanks again.

[@sujac664]

Awesome! Thanks Denys🫡

[@jedarsena3001]

Great update on the commercial aviation in Ukraine. I look forward to seeing civilian aircraft return to your country

[@bilic8094]

It must of been a foreign high ranking diplomat that got guarantees from Russia to fly in .

[@architartgallery]

Hello Captain , I am Archit Upadhyay from India 🇮🇳. I always pray for the better situation there in Ukraine. I am glad to see this video and you are back again. Keep your morale high and be ready for your upcoming commercial flight.❤

[@I-747Ivanek]

Hi there! I am so sorry about this whole situation. I hope from my heart this will end soon and Ukraine will be free and sovereign. Czechs stand with you.

[@Navigator2166]

This is awesome Denis! I know this is a thrilling sight for you and others. Perhaps not just yet, but maybe soon. 🇺🇸🤞🇺🇦

[@ericsd55]

Keep up the pilot briefs! This 767 Freight Dog love them!

[@neuropilot7310]

Thanks for the update. Let's fly!

[@fsturtle7525]

Glad to hear that you are safe @Pilot Blog.

[@itamarmoura4080]

Feliz Natal e próspero ano novo comandante.. Abraços do Brasil. Sou mecânico de aviões no Brasil sempre acompanhando seus vídeos

[@ulfpe]

Very good news!

[@mariobernabe9750]

Glory to Ukraine

[@wesdowner5636]

Awesome. About time!

[@Jakub3770]

Nice video😉

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks 😁

[@TheCroupier74]

I’m ready to fly to Boryspil 💙💛

[@melkerahlstrom7664]

We hope to see you in the skies soon, Denys!❤

[@Sapnapatare20]

Heyyy was studying in Kharkiv had to come back due to war hoping the airspace will open soon ❤

[@estebanllano4514]

Blessings to all there ❤

[@arthurfleck4973]

Wooooo Denys!!!

[@deckape714]

Your Friend in Seattle

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Many thanks for your kind support!

[@brankakovacic2719]

Bravo ! 💙💛

[@JBM425]

I served in Iraq in 2004 and actually lived/worked at Baghdad International Airport. Royal Jordanian Airlines was the only carrier operating flights at the time due to the risk of surface-to-air missiles such as the one that damaged that DHL A300 in late 2003, and those were smaller turboprop aircraft. There is still a significant risk to civilian aircraft, and I’m sure Russia would not guarantee their safety; ask Malaysian Airlines about that.

[@mirekslechta7161]

You served, means you were killing there for money and no real reason ??

[@Michael-sk5fj]

Peace to Ukraine and the rest of the world forever

[@Recenape]

11:20 - In addition to the ATR, Embraer's 190/195 E-jets can also be used.

[@LokyrrBlue]

👋 Denys!

[@77thTrombone]

I like it! I like this aviation blah blah! Thanks, Denys!

[@ShoutyCreations4.0]

10th comment and I love your vids I love plane flight vids

[@NicolaW72]

Thank you very much for the update! Indeed the Airspace of Ukraine will be reopened for Civil Aviation when the War has ended - very hopefully with a Ukrainian Victory. I readed just these days in the net that twelve Russian Airports around the Front Line are still closed, too. Rosaviatsia, the Russian Civil Aviation Authority, wanted to reopen the Airport of Krasnodar, but the Russian Defense Ministry forbid it for Safety Reason. So, they stay closed, too. I readed also in a statistic in the net after the departure of the 777-300ER from Boryspil that approximately 40 more civil Aircrafts are still grounded on Ukrainian Airports caused by the War. Of course I don´t know if those numbers are right.

[@chuckkottke]

I figured as much for commercial aviation at this time, but for military aviation, building hardened concrete bunkers and alternative runways would make sense, as well as working a deal with neighboring countries to extend runways into their territory for emergency places to land military planes. In terms of targeting sources of missiles coming from Russia, I wonder about developing home grown long range missiles using more readily available propellants like thermite. Just a thought.

[@chasesawyer8087]

Hopefully they do open the airspace!

[@zeevor]

TLV Airport never closed, not even for one day. The Israeli airlines have continued to operate continuously throughout the entire conflict.

[@robertsmith4681]

Great news if this means you may resume your career as an airline pilot, given that it has been 2 years though I wonder what sort of steps ou would need to go thru when it comes to certification and such. I assume that you haven't been flying since the war began, other than perhaps a few hours on simulators when those are available.

[@paulbade3566]

At a minimum it would probably be a check ride with a certified instructor. The refresher procedure is set by the airline in compliance with the rules of the aviation authority having jurisdiction. Simulator work and occasional charter flights can help a pilot stay current. More than that I could not say without research since I am not a commercial pilot.

[@Crazyboione]

Hello caption love your videos so much imagine if your in airlines Emirates

[@NukeFinity]

Wow imagine landing in a country right before a invasion starts. Just a few hours later you would be safe and sound aboard

[@betsy6202]

Denys!!!!! My favorite Captain ❤✈!!!!! Are you still going to sports scool?? Keep following you 😘 !!!!!! Xx........

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Yes I am!

[@betsy6202]

@@PilotBlogDenys 👍 Keep it up Denys!!!!! Xx..........

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

Yes...please please please press the LIKE button people, come one!🎉🎉

[@BXgek]

Thank you for your interesting explanation... as a Dutchman (Holland) of 73 years old, I have one question for you... apparently there are already F16s from our country flying in Ukraine and I believe that more Western European countries have given them to Ukraine ....these F16s can still defend the airspace against attacks from the Russians, IF they are already walking around there? So at that airport right next to the Slovakian border?

[@Marko-hl2fm]

F-16 not in Ukraine yet… also F-16 wouldn’t stop ballistic rockets

[@buddyrojek9417]

In airport near Bakhmut

[@lukeamato423]

Would be pretty great if they could open the airspace again

[@vaporizewise9064]

I am wondering how many month Denis still needs to find out for what an ad-blocker is useful. It even works in Switzerland.

[@krzysztofbosak7027]

There is a completely different reason. The chances of being hit by friendly fire are much higher than anyhting else, simply because civilian airplanes have no IFF trnasponders, UKR equipment uses no dedicated transponders, their AA defenses use no IFF. This is also when crossing NATO border. Basically such flights woudl disorganise AA defences.

[@ronaldlintow3782]

The ukraine Army IS disciplined, different as the bunch of russian uniformed violent criminals

[@paulbade3566]

That makes sense - if air defenses had to stand down for commercial flights, Russia would sneak in air attacks on the same vectors. Imagine an airliner being "hijacked" by a fighter-bomber flying close formation behind it to get a free shot at a ground target - it would be just like Hamas fighters hiding behind women and children while shooting at other civilians.

[@krzysztofbosak7027]

@@paulbade3566 Also teh maker of the video is ignorant in his stupid maps that commercial small traffic is banned also in eastern Poland. So there is much more to air traffic that he even realizes. He is simply ignorant in the matters.

[@martinruegg9367]

We had to go to Kiev just on 23rd of february. But at that time, we could only get a flight from Geneva to Kiev for the 24th of february. I could book the flight in the morning of 24th at 1o clock, despite the risk of starting the war. I was checking the airspace on Ukraine at that night, and I could only see an american AWAK flying around in the eastern part. Then I went to sleep for some time, and when I was waking up at 6, the war started and the flight was canceled!!

[@gottagowork]

Towards the end of the video, is that holding pattern to the west of the airfield for parachutes only? Looks mighty small it does... 🤣

[@diaamuharam6602]

❤❤

[@russell7489]

Congrats This might be part of the newly moved air defense batteries. There might be enough to run the entire border creating a wall to catch missiles 100's of miles from airport, and everything else in W Ukraine. I do agree though that scheduled commercial flights can't take the risk, but charters could, if they wanted to take the risk, hmmmmmm but how to get friendly / foe transponders on planes. Still, I'm sure there is a demand for flights, for the right amount of money. The flights would of course need to be totally unscheduled.

[@JO-nh6mo]

Privit, Denys! Do you know anything about how ground staff (ATC, rampagents, dispatchers, W&B services) at the ukr. apts are staying current with their relevant licences ? Usually these would expire after one year of professional inactivity. How to restart Ukrainian aviation once these NOTAM are cnx ? I again want to dispatch flights to KBP/ODS/LWO soon! I expect a LARGE demand of pax flights into KBP from the EU once it is available and safe again, as not everyone likes to go by train (although Ukrsalisnyzja is doing a great great job!!) Safe flights!

[@Marko-hl2fm]

They can hire foreigners to support operations. Also atc/ ground handling and other services are trying to perform some trainings to remain current

[@axelpro09]

Certainly not civil aviation, but military cargo planes from Poland or NATO countries. WE WILL ALSO BE THERE TO SPEED UP MATERIAL DELIVERY

[@TritonTv69420]

Denys!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Triton!!!!!!!

[@TritonTv69420]

@@PilotBlogDenys hope all is well brother. Can't wait to see you fly more.

[@Mike1OfSweden]

Hi Captain, very interesting to hear how the aviation is international connected.😊 Damn Putin who is destroying suäo much. 😡

[@RunawayTrain2502]

Could a soulution like Basel/Mühlouse, Geneva or Tijuana be a good idea for Uzhhurod Airport? (UDJ/UKLU BTW)

[@tomlobos2871]

i think that its still too risky for commercial flights as well. getting that plane out was surely not risk free. they probably announced that flight for not being mistaken as enemy by the local air defence. much likely they told russia as well. but in general, i have another idea why this happened. there are F-16 incoming and that makes any airfield a target for russia. turkish A400m got out last year for such reasons.

[@ronaldlintow3782]

Russian POW will be one the airfield ans the half of the passengers. So they Ukraine will find Out, the Russians will respect their own people.

[@tomlobos2871]

@@ronaldlintow3782 you mean like in bakhmut, vuhledar, avdiivka? Pov's are traitors right? And what the hell is an aufield?

[@ronaldlintow3782]

@@tomlobos2871 No, russian POWs are potential war criminals. Russia said IT IS No war. So they have No Status as POW. Now IT IS correct. Airfield

[@kikasige]

I hope they open air space for evacuation

[@oldwarvet6425]

what about the airport in L'viv?

[@Marko-hl2fm]

Runway is(was?) good, but airspace is not safe

[@stretchka111]

What about Lviv?

[@Marko-hl2fm]

Still not safe for regular pax flights. But rwy was in good condition

[@buddyrojek9417]

Ivano Frankivsk airport is good, I flew to Turkey from there

[@tripspointcom7062]

Is the airport Boryspil or Borispol? A bit confused.. What's the correct name?

[@barbaramassey3787]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@David_Crayford]

If you can't use Kiev commercially any time soon, can you repurpose it for F-16s or military cargo planes?

[@Drastics985]

when are you gonna vlog??

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Soon

[@Drastics985]

@@PilotBlogDenys Ok.

[@1BigBen]

well from political views of things, you got the offshore rigs back, you got the black sea fleet hiding and new sea drones, 18 out 70-isk F-16 coming, taken out 4 Russian jet with patriot. BUT also as Europe is not under declaration of war, things move very very slowly, no matter how fast politicians talk, as you should beginning to understand by now and this talk will just gets the small ball rolling in a slow system, plus even IF open wouldn't be mostly cargo planes and diplomatic flights. plus this should bring the topic to the UK and Swiss Rapier FSC AKA Rapier 2000, that they have in storage and don't use, also I would suspected that airports will need to undergo inspection before starting operation and maintenance will be needed after being closed for so long and that cost money. are there any international airport emergency funds program out there? if so there is another slow ball that needs to be get to start rolling. most things in this world are not like a car, that you can just hop in and go. things take time, things can have long process, things that people normally don't into the count.

[@robfritz841]

Captain Tymur is busy captaining ships in the *Red Sea!? 🙏🇺🇦🚜🌻(*except)

[@russiandrivers9986]

Turkey should do more to help by stopping Russian aircraft from using its airspace.

[@Marko-hl2fm]

Turkish Republic doing they own profitable business…

[@oscarolie5743]

Might it be even possible that the pilots of this flight had parachutes, missile warning and an easy exit-door in case of emergency? Maybe just to get out of the country?

[@Marko-hl2fm]

Of course not

[@Inkling777]

This may be because the arrival of F-16s will provide air cover for flights to the west.

[@nickwind2584]

If I had to make a flight plan to ferry a 777 out of Ukraine how might I do it? Asking for a friend. 😂

[@ronaldlintow3782]

Are you a russian Spy and you are asking for your Boss?

[@vladislavhrasko5194]

The funeral pyre in uniform….

[@brian8410]

You sure didn't fly it from your bunker in Berlin.

[@ronaldlintow3782]

Putin ist sitting in the bunker, because he IS heroine addicted.

[@user-rf2ll6bd5u]

@@ronaldlintow3782 Lay off the glass pipe mate.

[@ronaldlintow3782]

@@user-rf2ll6bd5u Will you deny, Putin ist Heroine addicted?

[@ronaldlintow3782]

@@user-rf2ll6bd5u Do you collect Money for the construction of Gas Chambers in Russia? Putin said, He will kill 40 Million people.

[@erikk.137]

Why don't you go to help at the front???

[@Cubitus111]

You don't have done military service, right ?

[@erikk.137]

@@Cubitus111 I did, 1989-1990.

[@Cubitus111]

@@erikk.137 So you surely know that aviators with experience would not be used as infantry on the front line... Don't you ? Despire being a hater, you can at least show some consistency...?

[@erikk.137]

@@Cubitus111 where do you see non-consistency?? Ther is not only alternative, wheather to hide or be infantry. He can help at the field hospital, cook, take away wounded..., Obvipusly avoiding fights is their national sport since we can every day see their UA vehicles 50k€+ drivong around Europe, drinking coctails at the seasids, while we are reciving reduction of purchasing power, nice...

[@Cubitus111]

@@erikk.137 Like russians did too on every rumors of conscription, before they were forced to give their passports... People with money are escaping every war zone all around the world... It's not representative of the whole population... Based on your way making statements, I suppose you can believe in a neo nazi Ukraine after seeing 3 pictures on Internet with a comment saying that ? PS : you were speaking about the front in your first comment...

[@user-mc2sf2kt8q]

The best moment is when Russia should test its Poseidon system with a real purpose.

[@knightsnight5929]

Worry not; its russian, so by definition, crap, like ALL orc weapons.

[@AuroraAerospace1]

Maybe you can get your old job back!

[@user-hl1dq7nh4d]

no that is so the ukra governament can flee tha country among tourists without beeing noticed and if neacessery ....they can use as hostages...

[@Marko-hl2fm]

Would you like to add any dressing to this word salad ?

[@user-hl1dq7nh4d]

no , its clear ...u r just incapable of understanding ...@@Marko-hl2fm

[@albinekenberg7535]

They might have been able to fly out the plane from Ukraine because they had a powerful fighterjet guarding it. F-16 would probably be able to do that.

[@angeurbain6129]

Ok Dennys we would like to know when you are going to be at the front as a proud soldier ofr the ukrainian army ?

[@Marko-hl2fm]

You have a point, but only if you are veteran

[@nickk5373]

Вітаю! Вас не засмучує що це літак РОС компаніі? Зрозуміло що можливо на бумагах переписали, але по факту навіть розкраска як у Російського літака.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

I Aircraft is B777 it is made in USA It was flown in Russia as well as in many other counties. I don't see any problems. If you speak about the Azur Air airline, it was operating in Russia and Ukraine before the war. The owner isn't russian but Turkish.

[@bc-guy852]

Maybe it's time you 'went home' and enlisted Denys! You've said many times that you are not qualified to fly (your dream jet) F-16 but you could do MUCH for the UAF. Ukraine is in need of men in the service - I'm sure you could assist your country as a Member of the UAF. Pilot a drone maybe? You had lots of experience there.

[@ronaldlintow3782]

Are you enlisted in the russian Nazi Army already?

[@user-rf2ll6bd5u]

He has no home.

[@user-rf2ll6bd5u]

@@ronaldlintow3782 Is your Banderite membership current?

[@ronaldlintow3782]

@@user-rf2ll6bd5u You mean yourself? Are you living under a bridge in Moscow?

[@bc-guy852]

@@user-rf2ll6bd5u His home was Ukraine. But instead of fighting - he left.

[@NixUgriBugri]

Uzsgorod is actually Ungvar Hungarian city unfortunately Hungary lost it to the USSR after the Great War (Trianon Treaty) ....

[@Marko-hl2fm]

Uzhghorod is actual CzechoSlovakian city.

[@NixUgriBugri]

@@Marko-hl2fm Nope there were NO CZECHOSLOVAKIA before the Versaille Treaty. Ungvar was given to them in 1919 (the city was established 1150. Before the Great War the city was 80% hungarian speaking... (about 2% Czech). So it was Czechoslovakian city about 25-26 years alltogether USSR 45 years and and then Ukrainan since 1991 .. just "czech" your history book my friend.

[@buddyrojek9417]

It was Ukrainian lands before Hungarian kings forced Ukrainians to speak Hungarian and pray in Catholic Churches

[@NixUgriBugri]

@@buddyrojek9417 yep about 900 years ago from then on it was a Hungarian town up until 1919 ... and Ukraine as a state did not even exist until 1991.... ukrainian as people of course existed well before that not sure how far back before 12th century

[@buddyrojek9417]

@@NixUgriBugri not true , they spoke Ukrainian and they were eventually subjugated because they cut the forests down and used the river teca to float the logs. Hungarians moved into the region to exploit the local people

[@cliveengel5744]

You are again misleading the public; the Aircraft, a B-777, was relocated to a service facility in France for overhaul after being stuck in Kyiv since February 2022. It is not coming back and was empty. The European Air Transport Authority and the FAA will not open the airspace over Ukraine until hostilities have ceased. No Aircraft insurer will insure a plane and its cargo and passengers at the moment. So nothing will happen Ukraine always uses these one-off incidents to spin the story that everything is going fine. It is not.

[@pavlolu96]

Российский азур ейр передали Украине? Трофей новый? Боинг777 нашая азур эйр украина никогда не купляла. Но трофей наш! СЛАВА УКРАИНЕ!!!

[@kwwhbwsk]

Кринж

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@abskates9149]

Draw near to Jesus and he will draw near to you

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

Propaganda 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@ronaldlintow3782]

Bad news for Nazi Russia?

[@user-rf2ll6bd5u]

@@ronaldlintow3782 You mean Banderite Ukraine.

[@ronaldlintow3782]

@@user-rf2ll6bd5u No, i mean the Nazi russian war criminals. Are you such one?

[@user-rf2ll6bd5u]

@@ronaldlintow3782 You mean western UA Banderites, come again. 😛

[@ronaldlintow3782]

@@user-rf2ll6bd5u No I meant the modern russian Nazis, war criminals from Kremliin, the uniformed violent criminals, rapists and looters,what you call "Army".

[@johnwest7993]

The Hamas/Israel war is basically the world's largest prison riot.

[@lifter479]

Thank you for this qualification. I believe it is very good for those who were really thinking that commercial flights could be resumed in the future. Unfortunately it is quite obvious that until end of this terrible war commercial flights will not be resumed because it is dangerous and the risk of being shot down is obvious.