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Friday, July 8

UIA has started a charter program with a Polish tour operator. Ukraine International Airlines started charter flights in cooperation with Polish tour operator ITAKA, reported the UIA press service. “The Ukrainian airline company has joined the service of Europea...

Wednesday, February 2

UIA will resume 15 routes in June and launch new flights to Alicante and Oslo. Within the 2022 summer season framework, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is resuming several international routes from Kyiv. According to the UIA, flights from Kyiv to Nice, Brussels, Helsinki, ...

Friday, December 10

UIA to launch charter flights to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Maldives. Ukraine International Airlines will start operating long-haul charter flights to the resorts of the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Maldives on December 27, announced UIA.

Monday, October 4

Ukraine International Airlines has renewed direct flights to the Turkish Cappadocia region. UIA has once again launched direct flights to Nevshekhi from which tourists travel to Cappadocia. Flights from Kyiv to Cappadocia started on September 30, twice a week every Thursday and Sunday report...

Monday, August 2

Starting next Sunday, UIA starts flying twice a week between Kyiv Boryspil and Nice. SkyUp follows suit on the same route on Aug. 19. In addition, on Aug. 20, SkyUp starts flying three times a week between Kyiv Boryspil and Paris Beauvais. To enter France, foreigners need a vaccinatio...

Friday, June 11

By making a radical shift to charter flights, UIA kept its passenger losses in January-May to 25% below the level of the first five months of last year. With most Ukrainians barred from traveling to Europe, Ukraine International Airlines increased its passengers on charter flights 6-fold, to 466,7...

Thursday, May 20

Ukraine’s State Aviation Service yesterday recommended that Ukrainian airlines suspend all flights to Tel Aviv until the Israeli-Palestinian missile exchanges stop. A check of Ben Gurion Airport’s arrivals and departure board shows cancellations for about half of flights from around the world to Israel’s main ...

Tuesday, May 18

Due to the exchange of rockets between Israel and Palestinian Gaza, UIA has cancelled all flights between Ukraine and Tel Aviv through tonight. The suspension will be reviewed every 48 hours, the airline’s press service has said.

Wednesday, May 12

UIA inaugurates flights next month between Kyiv Boryspil and Ras al-Khaimah, the fifth largest of the seven kingdoms of the United Arab Emirates. Ras Al Khaimah’s airport is a 40-minute drive from Dubai city and a three-hour drive from Abu Dhabi.

Tuesday, April 6

UIA resumes regular flights in June from Kyiv Boryspil to Batumi, Delhi, Jeddah, Nice, and Rome, according to the airline’s new summer schedule. Frequencies increase to Istanbul, Tel Aviv, and London’s two main airports, Heathrow, and Gatwick. Missing are flights to North America. UIA says it is ...

Friday, April 2

UIA radically switched its passenger flow – from scheduled flights to charter flights – and managed to end the first quarter with the passenger numbers down by only one third compared to the first quarter of last year. Ukraine International Airlines carried only 121,047 passengers on r...

Friday, February 19

On March 28, Mykolaiv airport wins back its lone scheduled flight, a Windrose Airlines flight to Kyiv. On March 28, Mykolaiv airport wins back its lone scheduled flight, a Windrose Airlines flight to Kyiv. On March 1, Windrose resumes its charter flights from Mykolaiv to Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.

For summer travel, Pegasus Airlines will launch six routes from Ukrainian cities to Turkish resort towns. For summer travel, Pegasus Airlines will launch six routes from Ukrainian cities to Turkish resort towns. With flights starting as early as April, the Turkish discount airline will fly from Kyiv Borys...

SkyUp, Ukraine’s largest discount airline, started last year with double the fleet – all Boeing 737s – but carried only 1.2 million passengers, half its forecast. SkyUp, Ukraine’s largest discount airline, started last year with double the fleet – all Boeing 737s – but carried only 1.2 million passengers, half its forecast. Despite a bad year, the airline retai...

This spring, SkyUp starts service from Kyiv Boryspil This spring, SkyUp starts service from Kyiv Boryspil to two Polish cities popular with Ukrainian workers: Katowice and Lodz. At the end of May, as the tourism season starts, SkyUp plans to start servi...

Airlines are betting on Ukraine’s enduring love affair with Italy Airlines are betting on Ukraine’s enduring love affair with Italy. Starting in late May, SkyUp will expand its Kyiv flight network to nine Italian cities: Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Catania, Lamezia Term...

A sign of summer travel A sign of summer travel: people who want to visit Italy’s Sardinia island will have to present a coronavirus vaccination certificate, Governor Christian Solinas tells L’Unione newspaper, according to ...

UIA restores flights from Kyiv to New York, Toronto, Delhi, Cairo and London-Heathrow UIA restores flights from Kyiv to New York, Toronto, Delhi, Cairo and London-Heathrow, according to a new summer schedule that starts in time for the May holidays. The new schedule also restores a hos...

The start date of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Ukraine is slipping by 2-3 weeks The start date of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Ukraine is slipping by 2-3 weeks, Andriy Slavutsky, head of UNICEF health programs said yesterday at a vaccination training event. Due to paperwork d...

Ukraine hopes to sign its long-delayed Open Skies agreement with the EU in 10 days, Ukraine hopes to sign its long-delayed Open Skies agreement with the EU in 10 days, when Charles Michel, president of the European Council, visits Kyiv, Prime Minister Shmyhal tells Ukrinform. Fresh f...

Miss flying? Miss flying? For $95, UIA offers on Sunday, March 7 a “Flight over Kyiv”. This 70-minute excursion features a view of Chornobyl nuclear plant from 900 meters and an overflight of Antonov’s airport at ...

Dnipro airport, Ukraine’s largest airport construction project of the year, will be rebuilt by Kyiv’s Dnipro airport, Ukraine’s largest airport construction project of the year, will be rebuilt by Kyiv’s Altis-Construction LLC. With a $141 million bid for the three-year project, Altis beat six other c...

In a survey of 172 hotels across Ukraine, 23% predict business will return this year to 2019 levels and 57% predict a full return in 2022 In a survey of 172 hotels across Ukraine, 23% predict business will return this year to 2019 levels and 57% predict a full return in 2022, reports the Ukrainian Hotel & Resort Association. Horwath...

In January, hotel occupancies were: In January, hotel occupancies were: Lviv – 35%; Kharkiv – 31%; Kyiv – 23%; and Odessa – 19%. The average room rate in Kyiv was $57, according to Hotel Matrix, a web-based analy...

Due to controls surrounding coronavirus, the world tourism industry lost $935 billion Due to controls surrounding coronavirus, the world tourism industry lost $935 billion during the first 10 months of 2020, reports United Nations World Tourism Organization. To allow safe travel, the E...

Despite corona controls, Ukraine’s Border Service registered 11.2 million exits by Ukrainians last year Despite corona controls, Ukraine’s Border Service registered 11.2 million exits by Ukrainians last year, potentially one quarter of the nation’s adult population. Top destinations were: Poland – 4 mil...

Ukraine received 3.4 million visits by foreigners Ukraine received 3.4 million visits by foreigners. The top countries were Ukraine’s land neighbors: Moldova – 933,000; Belarus – 463,500; Russia – 390,000; Poland – 272,000; Romania – 229,000; and Hun...

The number of Kyivstar subscribers who traveled abroad during the Dec. 24-Jan. 10 holiday season was down 81% yoy, The number of Kyivstar subscribers who traveled abroad during the Dec. 24-Jan. 10 holiday season was down 81% yoy, reports Ilya Polshakov, New Business Director for Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile ...

One year after coronavirus controls shut down air travel, the Infrastructure Ministry wants to give $18 million in tax and airport rent relief to the four Ukrainian airlines One year after coronavirus controls shut down air travel, the Infrastructure Ministry wants to give $18 million in tax and airport rent relief to the four Ukrainian airlines that carried evacuation fl...