Ukraine was one of the few European countries to see passenger numbers recover to at least 80% of pre-pandemic levels, at least for some months, in 2021. Despite a population in excess of 40 million, the country’s airports handled just 24 million passengers in 2019. For comparison, Poland, which has a slightly smaller population, saw […]
February 21, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
AnadoluJet is a brand of Turkish Airlines and is favoured by the Turkish flag-carrier when it comes to operating from Antalya and also Istanbul SAW. Unhelpfully from an analyst’s perspective, it also shares the same “TK” code as its parent company. Although Pegasus Airlines is the biggest carrier at Istanbul’s second airport, Turkish Airlines has […]
December 22, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
SkyUp Airlines has added a new route from Odessa with the introduction on Wednesday 15 December of a weekly service to Tel Aviv in Israel. The 1,640-kilometre route is already served 2-weekly by Ukraine International Airlines. The day of service will change to Sundays on 27 March 2022. From 23 May there will also be […]
December 16, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Qatar Airways launched its latest new route on Thursday 9 December from Doha to Odessa in Ukraine. The 3,000-kilometre route will be served 3-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) using the airline’s 132-seat A320s and faces no direct competition. This becomes the airline’s second route to Ukraine as it already serves Kiev KBP with 2-daily flights. […]
December 10, 2021 | Latest Route News +
In 2006, the European Commission received a mandate from the Council to negotiate a ‘Common Aviation Area’ Agreement with Ukraine. The negotiations were concluded in 2013, but due to the dispute between Spain and the UK over the airport of Gibraltar, it was not possible for the EU to sign the agreement earlier. On 12 […]
October 27, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Bees Airline (IATA code 7B) is a relatively new carrier that launched in Ukraine in March 2021. It currently operates a fleet of four 189-seat 737-800s, all of which were previously flown by Ukraine International Airlines. Its main base is at Kiev Zhulyany Airport, but it recently revealed plans to expand from Odessa with a […]
October 22, 2021 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis