Azur Air Ukraine plans to launch direct flights next spring from Kyiv Boryspil to New York, Miami and Chicago

Azur Air Ukraine plans to launch direct flights next spring from Kyiv Boryspil to New York, Miami and Chicago, reports Avianews. Last week, Ukraine’s State Aviation Service authorized the carrier to fly to these US cities. Citing an Azur Air spokesman, Avianews says that, starting April 1, the airline would fly to each city two times a week, probably using its Boeing 767-300 ERs. In the past, UIA and its predecessor, Aerosvit, used a spoke and hub system to fill their planes flying to North America. Owned by Anex Tours, Azur Air is expected to follow its point-to-point strategy with its US flights. The US and Ukraine have an open skies agreement.