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Jan 27, 2015 (newstodate): Strong industrial objections has caused a temporary withdrawal by Ukraine's government of a planned ban on foreign airline operations.
Under new rules announced by the country's civil aviation administration in November 2014, airlines with over 49 percent of foreign ownership would lose their rights to carry out international scheduled and charter flights from Ukraine.
This would immediate harm the activities of Wizz Air and UTAir Ukraine that are registered in Ukraine but majority-owned by Hungarian and Russian companies, respectively, as well as the Turkish-owned Atlasjet Ukraine.
The move was widely seen as efforts to bolster the position of the country's own carriers, notably Ukraine Airlines International, but met with strong reactions and objections from the industry.
The Ukrainian government has now suspended the implementation of the new law, but uncertainty over the future situation of foreign airlines still looms.
In the meantime, UTAir Ukraine has already pulled out from Ukraine.
Under new rules announced by the country's civil aviation administration in November 2014, airlines with over 49 percent of foreign ownership would lose their rights to carry out international scheduled and charter flights from Ukraine.
This would immediate harm the activities of Wizz Air and UTAir Ukraine that are registered in Ukraine but majority-owned by Hungarian and Russian companies, respectively, as well as the Turkish-owned Atlasjet Ukraine.
The move was widely seen as efforts to bolster the position of the country's own carriers, notably Ukraine Airlines International, but met with strong reactions and objections from the industry.
The Ukrainian government has now suspended the implementation of the new law, but uncertainty over the future situation of foreign airlines still looms.
In the meantime, UTAir Ukraine has already pulled out from Ukraine.