Let me remind you of some NOTAMS issued for Kabul airport.
Interesting read for an International Airport??!!
A0641/06 - ILS OUT OF SERVICE. 31 MAY 15:50 UNTIL PERM
'A1024/06 - DME AT KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS OUT OF SERVICE. 22 AUG 11:00 UNTIL 22 NOV 23:59'
A1023/06 - VOR AT KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS OUT OF SERVICE. 22 AUG 11:00 UNTIL 22 NOV 23:59
A0981/06 - KABUL APPROACH RADAR CONTROL IS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO MAINTENANCE. BAGRAM APPROACH CONTROL WILL ASSUME THE AIRSPACE AND PROVIDE APPROACH CONTROL SERVICES FOR KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 17 AUG 23:59 UNTIL 07 SEP 23:59
A1022/06 - QXXXX THE KABUL AREA CONTROL CENTER IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES DUE TO RADIO FAILURE. ADJACENT AREA CONTROL CENTERS ARE PROVIDING PROCEDURAL SEPERATION FOR ALL AIRCRAFT ENTERING AFGHANISTAN AIRSPACE. LEVEL CHANGES ARE NOT PERMITTED WHILE IN THE KABUL FIR. LIMITED VHF RADIO SERVICE MAY BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 80 MILES OF KABUL. TIBA BROADCAST PROCEDURE SHALL APPLY ON 128.5. WIE UNTIL UFN
I would assume that Air Arabia SOP's do not allow crew to operate into purely VFR airports (which Kabul currently is - and WX is coming).
Would be interesting to see what happens next...
