For the first time in six months, a civilian plane took off from Ukraine. Details

The Wizz Air plane was stuck in Ukraine for several months due to hostilities. On September 13, a civilian airliner took off from Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the war. This was reported by CNN, referring to the director of communications for flight tracking company Flightradar24 Jan Pechenik.

We can confirm that yesterday the A320 HA-LWS flew from Lviv to Katowice,” Pechenik told reporters.

During the flight, the transponder was turned off in the airliner - the transmitter used for identification by the air traffic controller of the aircraft. The transponder was turned on only after crossing the Polish border.

CNN has also reached out to Wizz Air for comment but has yet to receive a response.

According to Flightradar24, there are still three Wizz Air aircraft with Hungarian registration in Kyiv.

Despite Pechenik's statements, there is no information on the Flightradar24 website in the column on the status of the A320 HA-LWS flight.