Latvian airline Air Baltic plans to resume flights to Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa as soon as Ukraine’s airspace reopens, the airline announced on March 26 after a visit to Kyiv’s Boryspil airport. The skies over Ukraine have been closed to civilian aviation since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, meaning that passenger … Read more
Ukraine is making significant efforts to resume flights from Kyiv and Lviv, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Rostyslav Shurma said at a panel discussion at the Ukraine House in Davos on Thursday. “I can say that we are working very intensively to restore air traffic in Ukraine… We will definitely … Read more
Ukrainian-based SkyUp Airlines has secured foreign air carrier certification, FAR129, enabling it to operate in the U.S. market, the company said in a message on its website on Sept. 25. According to the press release, four of the airline’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft: UR-SQB, UR-SQC, UR-SQF, and UR-SQP have been granted permission to operate within U.S. … Read more
Ireland’s Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, is considering resuming a small number of flights to Ukraine before the end of this year, subject to successful negotiations by Ukraine on the partial opening of airspace, the executive director of the airline, Michael O’Leary, said. “So, there are two plans, one, the war finishes and everything reopens … Read more
Irish Ryanair is planning to connect major airports in Ukraine to almost two dozen European capitals within weeks of the country’s airspace reopening when the war ends, says Michael O’Leary, CEO of the airline. O’Leary stated that two plans are being considered: the end of the war and the opening of the airspace in one … Read more
Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier Ryanair considers the possibility of resuming a limited number of flights to Ukraine once the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EUASA) declares it to be safe, Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said in an interview with Interfax Ukraine on July 21. “So, there are two plans, one, the war finishes and … Read more
Ireland’s Ryanair, Europe’s largest low cost airline, announced its commitment to resume flights to/from Ukraine at low fares within 8 weeks after the opening of Ukrainian airspace and plans to deploy up to 30 new Boeing 737 MAX costing more than $3 billion in Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa. “Ryanair was Ukraine’s second largest airline before … Read more
Supernova Airlines of the leader of express delivery in Ukraine Nova Poshta LLC has opened the first route from Riga to Rzeszow in cooperation with the Latvian airline RAF-Avia with its ATR 72 aircraft, the press service of the postal operator told Interfax-Ukraine. “In order to start implementing the planned activity, the company agreed with … Read more
An airline subsidiary of Nova Poshta, one of Ukraine’s largest postal services, has completed its inaugural flight on the Riga-Jędrzejów-Riga route this week, the company said in a press release on May 19. The airline, Supernova Airlines, successfully transported 7 tons of international parcels for Nova Poshta from Riga International Airport to Jędrzejów, Poland. Subsequently, the … Read more
Supernova Airlines, part of the Nova Poshta group of companies, received a Ukrainian air operator certificate on January 6, which makes it possible to start cargo flights, the Nova Poshta press service reported. “We are the first Ukrainian carrier that was able to fulfill all the requirements and received an air operator’s certificate in the … Read more