Boryspil International Airport took fourth place in the latest ranking of airports with passenger traffic from 10 to 25 million passengers, according to the report for July 2021 released by Airports Council International (ACI Europe). “Passenger traffic is resuming, and we see a positive tendency in traffic every day. The airport team is actively working … Read more
The new Ukrainian low-cost carrier, Bees Airline, has announced that a regular flight between Kyiv and Odesa will open on October 14. This is stated on the airline’s Facebook page. Also, the air carrier revealed some route points: departure from Kyiv, the Igor Sikorsky “Kyiv” airport (Zhuliany); tickets will cost 640 UAH, flights will take … Read more
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukrainian railways, carried 9.1 million passengers in June-August 2021, which is 130% of the figures recorded last summer and 70% of those figures in the summer of 2019. Rubryka reports this with a reference to the company’s press service. It is noted that 7.4 million passengers were transported in night trains, 1.1 million … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to involve the French consulting company, Aerogestion, in creating a Ukrainian national air carrier; they want to create an airline by the end of the year. The Office of the President reported this following a meeting between Zelenskyy and Aerogestion Director Marc Roche. The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister … Read more
Ukraine International Airlines performed 2,039 scheduled flights in January-June 2021, which was 49% less than in the same period of 2020 and 85% less than in the first half of 2019, the company’s press service has told Ukrinform. According to the report, UIA performed 2,108 charter flights in the first half of 2021, compared to … Read more
A new SkyUp Airlines aircraft arrived at Boryspil International Airport on August 2, according to the airline’s press service. The medium-haul Boeing 737-800NG for 189 passengers became the 13th in the airline’s fleet and the seventh of this model range. The aircraft, released in 2012, has passed a full technical check. In addition, it is … Read more
Ukraine and Canada are preparing a large-scale project involving the production of modified An-74TK-200 aircraft for international markets, the press service of Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom has said. “Antonov and the Quebec government are ready to facilitate the signing of an agreement between the Ministry for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, the Ukroboronprom State Concern … Read more
The EU Council agreed to sign a Common Aviation Area (CAP) agreement with Ukraine, Armenia, Tunisia, and Qatar. This was published on the website of the European Council. “Today, the Council agreed to sign three neighboring aviation agreements with Ukraine, Armenia, and Tunisia, as well as an air transport agreement with Qatar. These agreements will … Read more
Construction of Europe’s largest intermodal combined railway terminal, East-West Gate (EWG), has begun near the Hungarian-Ukrainian border in Fényeslitke, Hungary. The Hungarian news agency Pressinform reports. “Construction of the largest and most modern combined intermodal railway terminal has begun at the gates of the European Union in Fényeslitke (Hungary), near the Hungarian-Ukrainian border,” the statement … Read more
Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy does not rule out a possibility of starting the work of the state-run airline, announced earlier by the President of Ukraine, as early as next year. Krykliy said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine that the Ministry of Infrastructure is already working on this project. According to the minister, the … Read more