FPL related messages
In order to improve safety for international VFR flights, any change to the flight plan (route change, delay or cancellation) has to be notified to ARO, as well as the activation and closure of the VFR flight plan (departure and arrival times).
Pilots are required to inform the local ARO of any of the above events. The ARO then transmits the information to all recipients of the flight plan.
This procedure allows ATS to monitor the safe conduct of the flight and to avoid unnecessary interventions of the Search and Rescue services (SAR).
At present, the reporting of departure, arrival, change, delay or cancellation of a flight plan is only available to authorized airport authorities via the internet.
