Foreign airlines increasingly fly over Ukrainian airspace, according to the latest figures of UkSATSE, the national air traffic controller company. In January, overflights were up 14.3% y-o-y, to 8,180 – the fastest growing segment for controllers. By contrast, Ukraine’s domestic flights were up by 1.5%, to 1,783, and international flights were up 2.8%, to 11,540. After July 2014 the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Russia-controlled Donbas, overflights of Ukrainian territory plummeted and UkSATSE lost half of its budget
Foreign airlines increasingly fly over Ukrainian airspace
