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Nov 21, 2018 newstodate): Ryanair is now settled in Ukraine - and has high visions for growth.
The low-cost carrier launched its first flights from Kiev on September 2, 2018, and from Lviv on October 30, 2018, and is now offering flights to a total of 11 destinations from Kiev and five from Lviv.
On the current wishing-list are now flights into five more Ukrainian airport, potentially including Kharkov, Odessa, Dniepro, Kherson and Vinnitsa.
Among the new Ryanair destinations from Kiev, Sweden's Stockholm Skavsta is however the only Scandinavian destination from October 31, 2018, while flights to Vilnius from November 2, 2018, is the only Baltic route from the start.
Ryanair's plans for Ukraine have indeed come a long way, first appearing already 10 years ago.
And in 2012, Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure was meeting with Ryanair aiming at attracting the carrier to launch flights into the Ukrainian market.
Ryanair was last expected to enter the Ukrainian market from March 2017, but these plans also stalled pending solution of outstanding issues with Ukraine over airport charges - but these issues have now been solved.
Ryanair now plans to allocate up to 15 aircraft to bases in Ukraine over the coming three to five years while issues remain in lack of service agreement between Ukraine and several European countries.
The low-cost carrier launched its first flights from Kiev on September 2, 2018, and from Lviv on October 30, 2018, and is now offering flights to a total of 11 destinations from Kiev and five from Lviv.
On the current wishing-list are now flights into five more Ukrainian airport, potentially including Kharkov, Odessa, Dniepro, Kherson and Vinnitsa.
Among the new Ryanair destinations from Kiev, Sweden's Stockholm Skavsta is however the only Scandinavian destination from October 31, 2018, while flights to Vilnius from November 2, 2018, is the only Baltic route from the start.
Ryanair's plans for Ukraine have indeed come a long way, first appearing already 10 years ago.
And in 2012, Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure was meeting with Ryanair aiming at attracting the carrier to launch flights into the Ukrainian market.
Ryanair was last expected to enter the Ukrainian market from March 2017, but these plans also stalled pending solution of outstanding issues with Ukraine over airport charges - but these issues have now been solved.
Ryanair now plans to allocate up to 15 aircraft to bases in Ukraine over the coming three to five years while issues remain in lack of service agreement between Ukraine and several European countries.