The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Malta have agreed on the mutual lifting of restrictions on regular air traffic between the two states.
The agreement, in particular, provides for the removal of restrictions on: the number of designated airlines, points of departure/destination in the territories of both countries, the number of flights with regular air traffic, the Ministry of Infrastructure reported on Facebook.
The new agreement is expected to increase the number of flights between the countries, as well as positively affect the cost of air tickets.
The ministry also recalled that in October Ukraine and the EU are planning to sign the agreement on Common Aviation Area (ECAA). Thanks to this, Ukraine will fully enter the common airspace of the EU, and the practical result of the agreement will be to expand the geography of flights and reduce the cost of tickets.
Earlier, executive director of the Irish airline Ryanair Michael O’Leary said that the company is planning an aggressive expansion in Ukraine after joining the EU Open Skies Agreement. According to him, Ryanair expects to operate flights from 12 airports in the country, which are already technically ready.
