Including the loss of the Boeing 737 over Tehran, UIA’s fleet is shrinking this year by 20%, to 34 aircraft, UIA President Yevhenii Dykhne tells avianews.com. Before coronavirus, UIA was phasing out its China flights as non-competitive. After the Tehran shootdown, Ukraine ordered all Ukrainian flag carriers to fly around Iraq and Iran. With flights to Dubai and Bangkok no longer competitive, UIA stops flying to Bangkok in mid-March.
Including the loss of the Boeing 737 over Tehran, UIA’s fleet is shrinking this year by 20%, to 34 aircraft
