KYIV. May 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Czech Airlines on May 19 launched a regular flight between Kyiv and Kosice (Slovakia), Sales and Marketing Director at Czech Airlines Jan Toth said during the presentation of the flight in Kyiv on Tuesday.
“We see the business potential between Ukraine and eastern Slovakia, which impelled us to launch the flight,” he said.
Toth said that the airline expects that the flight will reach 85% of its capacity.
Airbus A319 aircraft will operate on the route.
Departures from Kyiv are on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 04:10 and passengers will fly back at 23:55.
Passengers will be able to fly onwards to Prague using the flight.
“Passengers who will leave for Prague and back to Kyiv are not to leave the plane during the landing in Kosice. After a short 30-minute landing the plane will fly from Kosice to Prague or back to Kyiv,” reads the press release given to those attending the presentation.
According to the report, ОК916 and ОК917 flights between Prague and Kyiv will be replaced by ОК976/ОК977 Prague-Kosice-Kyiv/Kyiv-Kosice-Prague flights.
The price of a one-way ticket from Kyiv to Kosice is from UAH 1,875 (taking into account all fees and duties) and UAH 3,506 for a return ticket. The cost of a one-way ticket to Prague starts from UAH 2,741 to UAH 5,361 for a return ticket.
When asked if the airline has plans to launch any other flights from Kyiv, Toth said that the airline does not have concrete plans for this year.
