Ukraine International Airlines has announced the suspension of scheduled and charter flights to / from Ukraine due to the closure of Ukrainian airspace for civilian airspace users until 23:59 on February 24, 2022 Kyiv time.

UIA maintains and will maintain liaison with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. All UIA passengers and citizens of Ukraine who have found themselves abroad and must return to Ukraine must register on the state website of the State Registration of Ukrainian Citizens https://friend.mfa.gov.ua/#/. Registered citizens will be provided with information about flights to these points and to points of arrival in Ukraine.

All current information on the further status of flights will be posted on the official UIA website. Passengers of canceled flights will be informed by e-mail or phone, which are specified in the reservation. Passengers, please, check the availability of relevant contact information at Ukraine International Airlines – e-mail, individual mobile phone number.

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From Reuters:

“About 10 airlines had stopped flying there amid U.S. warnings of an attack by Russian forces massed on its border, but insisted its air corridors were still open and flying to the East European country was safe.”

Ukrainian airlines continue to operate despite Russia’s threat of war against Ukraine.

Departing flights today from Kyiv’s Borspil Airport:

Departing flights scheduled for tomorrow:

Ukraine International Airlines issued this statement:

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will continue to operate flights according to the existing schedule, operating 16 medium-haul aircraft without any changes in the schedule.

The preservation of operational work was made possible by a constructive dialogue between UIA’s business partners, as well as cooperation with the Government of Ukraine. Currently, tickets for flights of UIA and partners are on sale on the official website of the airline.

Due to the foreign policy situation, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has received an official notification from insurance companies to terminate the insurance of aircraft for flights in the airspace of Ukraine. In this regard, UIA, at the request of lessors, sends 5 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Spain while retaining other aircraft in the company’s fleet. In addition, 2 aircraft of the airline are sent for scheduled engine maintenance in Belgrade.

UIA is making efforts and is constantly negotiating with insurance companies, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the State Aviation Service and hopes for mutual understanding.

The airline will continue to regularly report any possible changes in its operations.

According to Ukrainska Pravda, from February 14, 2022 international insurers will suspend their insurance protection of flights entering and departing from Ukraine.

Flights leaving today from Boryspil ASirport:

Read the full story from Thy Kyiv Independent:

https://kyivindependent.com/national/ukrainska-pravda-mass-cancellation-of-ukraine-flights-from-feb-14/

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) summed up the results of 2021. Thus, last year the company successfully implemented measures to optimize and improve the company’s performance, minimize the impact of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and, in particular – strengthen its reputation in the domestic and international passenger markets. At the same time, the trend towards further implementation of digital solutions in the service environment was continued.

According to the results of 2021, UIA’s operating indicators were recorded at the level of:

• 20,657 flights performed, which is 45% more than in 2020 and 65% less than in 2019;
  • Of which 11,673 scheduled flights compared to 10,596 in 2020 and 52,808 in 2019;
  • Of which 8,984 charter flights compared to 3,625 in 2020 and 5,537 in 2019;
• 2790037 passengers carried, which is 61% more than in 2020, but 65% less than in the forecast year 2019;
  • 1,582,519 charter passengers in 2021 compared to 595,341 passengers in 2020 and 1,030,213 in 2019;
  • 1,207,518 scheduled flights in 2021 compared to 1,133,335 passengers in 2020 and 6,936,638 in 2019.
• 4416 tons of cargo and mail compared to 7456 tons in 2020 and 21 650 tons in 2019.

In addition, in 12 months of 2021, the airline returned about 33 million USD to passengers. In total, for the entire period of work in crisis conditions during the pandemic from April 2020 to December 31, 2021, the company provided a return of about 57 million USD.

The transformation and optimization of UIA’s operations in 2020-2021 led to a clear reversal of the trend, even in times of crisis, made possible by adapting the company’s business model from network to hybrid and significantly reducing costs.

The savings allowed UIA to demonstrate one of the lowest flight cost levels among international network carriers in terms of CASK (Cost Available Seat Kilometer).

CASK is the cost per seat kilometer (ASK-available seat kilometer) generated by the company as part of its operating activities. This figure is calculated by mathematically dividing the cost per seat-kilometer. Accordingly, there is a clear pattern of growth of CASK with decreasing chair-kilometers.

“For UIA, as a network carrier, one of the important roles in the formation of CASK is played by long-haul flights operation. Boeing 777 provide transportation of the maximum number of seats over very long distances, which has a positive effect on reducing the cost of flight across the network. Unfortunately, in 2020 – 2021 long-haul boards were withdrawn from the fleet, which affected the increase in CASK compared to 2019. However, according to the approved budget for 2022, with the return of three Boeing-777s, the CASK is expected to decrease compared to 2021. At the same time, CASK 2022 is only 15% higher than the pre-crisis figure in 2019, despite a significant reduction in chair-kilometers compared to 2019. This is the result of the reforms carried out at UIA during the COVID-19 crisis,” said UIA CEO Yevhenii Dykhne.

The President of the United States has warned all Americans to leave Ukraine immediately.

From CNN: The latest on the Ukraine-Russia tensions:

https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-11-22/h_26bf2c7a6ff13875ea1d5bba3b6aa70a

Departures scheduled for tomorrow from Boryshil Airport:

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) announces the reloading of a number of routes and the launch of fundamentally new destinations as part of the 2022 summer season. The expansion of the UIA network with a hub at Boryspil International Airport, in particular, provides for the long-awaited resumption of the program of long-haul flights to New York and Toronto with a qualitative increase in frequencies to Delhi on Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.

The launch of long-hall flights and the further development of the route network is nothing more than a result of UIA’s prudent management policy to optimize activities during a pandemic and bring the company to pre-crisis levels. The airline is already starting to sell tickets on the routes of the updated summer schedule.

Therefore, starting in June, UIA is set to expand the original network of routes:

In addition to restoring the original network of routes, from June 2022 UIA intends to start flights on completely new routes from Kyiv (KBP) to Alicante (ALC) and Oslo (OSL).

Starting from 01.06.2022, the airline is actively preparing for the restart of regular flights to Toronto, and from 02.06.2022 – to New York, according to the following schedule:

• Kyiv (KBP) – Toronto (YYZ) – Kyiv (KBP) – on Wednesdays and Saturdays;
• Kyiv (KBP) – New York (JFK) – Kyiv (KBP) – on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays;

In addition, the airline provides access to more than 30 cities in the United States and Canada through the airports of New York and Toronto with partners, including from / to Montreal (YMQ), Ottawa (YOW), Winnipeg (YWG), Vancouver (YVR), Boston (BOS), Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO) and other cities.

Flights to New York and Toronto will be operated on Boeing 777-200ER long-haul aircraft in a three-class cabin layout with cabins: business, economy premium and economy.

UIA will also increase the number of scheduled flights between Kyiv and Delhi from June this year. Starting from June 1, 2022, flights will be operated five times a week on Boeing 777-200ER long-haul aircraft:

• Kyiv (KBP) – Delhi (DEL) – daily, except Mondays and Saturdays;
• Delhi – Kyiv (KBP) – daily, except Tuesdays and Sundays.