UPDATE 2-FAA suggests U.S. carriers can operate Kabul evacuation flights with DOD acceptance

(Provides White Residence remark, more from order)

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned late Wednesday that domestic air carriers and civilian pilots can fly into Kabul to perform evacuation or aid flights with prior U.S. Protection Office approval.

In a assertion, the FAA reported that with out prior approval, U.S. carriers simply cannot fly more than Afghanistan airspace or fly into Hamid Karzai Intercontinental Airport in Kabul. The FAA cited “a deficiency of superior altitude air site visitors control solutions.”

All relief flights into Kabul “have to have permission” from the Protection Section, the FAA claimed.

Devoid of prior acceptance, U.S. passenger and air carriers are prohibited from flying in excess of approximately all of Afghanistan, the FAA mentioned, incorporating it does not apply to Protection Office operated flights.

There is no sign but the Defense Section will find to use U.S. carriers as portion of the enormous planned evacuation energy of hundreds of men and women.

A White Home formal advised reporters late Wednesday the U.S. mlilitary in the final working day evacuated about 1,800 men and women on 10 C-17s. Given that August 14, the United States have evacuated virtually 6,000 men and women.

The FAA issued a new “Notice to Airmen” late Wednesday that imposed the new constraints barring flights above Afghanistan devoid of prior acceptance, citing pitfalls “posed by extremist/militant action, constrained chance mitigation abilities and disruptions to air website traffic expert services.”

A Pentagon spokesman told reporters Monday that the U.S. military services experienced assumed manage of air visitors manage at the Kabul airport.

United Airlines explained late Sunday it was rerouting some U.S. to India flights to steer clear of Afghanistan airspace immediately after insurgents took command of the presidential palace in Kabul.

The purchase does let for some restricted jet routes for some transiting flights more than Afghanistan and also urges carriers to lower time spent below 26,000 fleet.

In late July, the FAA issued new constraints on Afghanistan U.S. air functions, saying flights functioning underneath 26,000 ft had been prohibited more than just about all of Afghanistan, except if working in and out of Kabul, citing the threat “posed by extremist/militant exercise.” (Reporting by David Shepardson Enhancing by Himani Sarkar and Michael Perry)