KYIV. Oct 5 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Municipal enterprise of Kherson Regional Council Kherson Airlines that manages Kherson International Airport is expecting that UAH 5 million would be provided from the national budget by the end of this year. The fund would be sent to reconstruct two taxi tracks and the building of the airport, Acting Director of Kherson Airlines Hryhoriy Usyk gave the information to Interfax-Ukraine on the sidelines of Tavrian Horizons ninth international investment forum held on September 30 through October 1, 2016 in Nova Kakhovka (Kherson region).
He recalled that Kherson airport this year received UAH 14 million from the national budget to reconstruct and enlarge the runway to 2.5 km. This would allow the airport to service various aircraft.
Usyk said that the airport’s top managers this year held negotiations on the launch of flights to Belarus, Poland, Lithuania and Uzbekistan. It is planned to launch charter flights to Egypt and Israel in the winter navigation period.
He said that the airport services daily flight from Istanbul performed by Turkish Airlines at Аirbus-319 with 124 seats. The average loading of the flight is over 80%.
“We are pleased with cooperation with Turkish Airlines. Our partnership with them is not accident. Istanbul is not only the interesting destination for tourists and businessmen for residents of southern Ukraine. The airport of Istanbul is a good point for switching to other flights for tourists and businessmen to travel to any country. With our help our citizens have become more mobile and have a chance to travel and move at cheaper rates,” he said.
Usyk said that the Kherson airport services not only residents of Kherson, but also passengers from Mykolaiv, Odesa and those residents of Crimea and foreigners who observe the regime for visiting the peninsula across the territory under control of Ukraine.
In January-September 2016 the airport serviced 16,000 passengers.
