September’s month-long ban on foreigners entering Ukraine decreased the demand for international flights

September’s month-long ban on foreigners entering Ukraine decreased the demand for international flights, reports UkSATSE, the national air traffic control agency. Last month, international flights were down 55% yoy and flights by foreign airlines were down by 63% yoy. By contrast, domestic flights – 2,710 – were virtually unchanged from September 2019. As Ukrainian airlines put their planes to use on domestic routes, the overall number of flights by national airlines was down by only 44% yoy. International airlines are not allowed to carry passengers between cities in Ukraine. Blaming travelers’ worries about changing corona rules, the air traffic control agency predicted: “The recovery of intensity of flights until the end of the year will be significantly slower than predicted at the beginning of the quarantine.”