Ernest Airlines from January 11 suspended all flights over the suspension of its license, the airline has reported on its website.
“Following the provision of the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) of 29 December 2019 regarding the temporary suspension of our operating license, we find ourselves unable to operate flights as of 11.01.2020,” the airline said in a press release.
Ernest Airlines said that the license can be restored following the demonstration by Ernest S.p.A. to be in possession of the requirements prescribed by the current legislation on the matter and to obtain the revocation of the provision issued by ENAC.
“We have activated all the actions aimed at obtaining the revocation of the same provision, and we need time to provide all the necessary evidence as per Regulation (EC) n.1008 of 2008 to demonstrate our financial sustainability necessary for the resumption of our operation. We know that nor a simple apology, or just the reimbursement of the ticket, will be enough to remedy the problems caused, but I can assure you, that we all at Ernest Airlines are doing our best to assist all our passengers that have experienced delays or cancellations in this difficult moment,” the airline said.
The Lviv International Airport also posted information on the cancellation of the Rome-Lviv-Rome flight ERN237/238 on its Facebook page.
Earlier Ernest Airlines said that the airline blocked sales of transport contracts for all flights departing from January 13, 2020 over the suspension of the airline’s operating license.
Windrose Airlines for the summer navigation of 2020 will launch flights from Kyiv to Brindisi, Lamezia Terme and Ancona (all based in Italy).
According to the company’s press service, in particular, flights to Brindisi will be operated from May 30 to October 3, 2020 on Saturdays, flights to Lamezia Terme from May 29 to October 3, 2020 on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and flights to Ancona from June 6 to September 19, 2020 on Saturdays.
The cost of tickets is from UAH 2,800.
As reported, the commission of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine decided to revoke the right of Windrose to fly from Kyiv to Istanbul on a regular basis three times a week.
Earlier, the State Aviation Service approved the application of the airline for charter flights from Kyiv to Odesa, Lviv, Kherson, Kharkiv and the Dnipro three times a week. The rights are valid until March 28, 2020.
Ernest Airlines suspends has blocked sales of transport contracts for all flights departing from January 13, 2020 over the suspension of the airline’s operating license under a decision of the National Civil Aviation Authority of Italy (ENAC).
According to a posting on the website of the airline, the license can be restored following the demonstration by Ernest S.p.A. to be in possession of the requirements prescribed by the current legislation on the matter and to obtain the revocation of the provision issued by ENAC.
The flights will be restored on the site as soon as the revocation of this provision is published.
Earlier Ernest Airlines suspended flights on the Kyiv-Genoa, Kharkiv-Rome and Kharkiv-Milan routes for the 2019/2020 winter navigation season.
Ernest Airlines plans to invest EUR 100 million in Ukraine in two years and to deploy two aircraft in Kyiv in 2020.
SkyUp Airlines during the summer navigation schedule in March-June 2020 will launch flights from Kharkiv to Batumi, Tbilisi (both Georgia), Burgas (Bulgaria) and Tel Aviv (Israel).
According to the press service of the company, in particular, flights from Kharkiv to Batumi will start on May 29, 2020. They will be serviced on Tuesdays and Fridays. The price of the one way ticket starts from UAH 1,900 without baggage.
Flights from Kharkiv to Burgas are planned from June 2, 2020. They will be performed on Tuesdays. The price of the one way ticket starts from UAH 1,600 without baggage.
Flights from Kharkiv to Tel Aviv will be launched from March 29, 2020. They will be serviced on Thursdays and Sundays. The price of the one way ticket starts from UAH 2,400 without baggage.
Flights from Kharkiv to Tbilisi are also planned from March 29, 2020. They will be performed on Mondays and Thursdays. The price of the one way ticket starts from UAH 1,800 without baggage.
SkyUp Airlines LLC was registered in Kyiv in June 2016. The founder is ACS-Ukraine LLC of Tetiana and Yuriy Alba, who also own the JoinUp! tour operator.
Ukrainian airlines in October 2019 serviced 82.1% of flights of the total number of flights serviced at Ukrainian airports within the 15-30 minute deviation from the timetable, which is 4.1 percentage points (p.p.) better than the figure for September 2019 (86.2%), according to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, in October, Ukrainian airlines serviced 4,738 flights.
The punctuality of foreign airlines in October compared with September increased to 80.4% from 83.9%, while the number of flights totaled 3,204.
Of the Ukrainian airlines that made more than 50 flights a month in October, Windrose was the most punctual, with 87.4% and the number of flights 525. Motor Sich is second with 84.8% and 191 flights. Ukraine International Airline (UIA) had 84.7% punctuality with 2,890 flights. SkyUp had 75.1% with 527 flights and Azur Air Ukraine – 74% with 384 flights.
In October, Swiss International Airlines (29 flights), Scandinavian Airlines (three flights), Bulgaria Air (two flights) and British Airways (two flights) topped the punctuality rating among foreign airlines with 100%.
Among the low cost airlines in October, the Irish Ryanair had the best punctuality indicators – 89.8% with 332 flights. Pegasus Airlines had 79.8% with 119 flights. Wizz Air Hungary is third with punctuality of 79.1% and 584 flights.
Ukrainian airlines in August 2019 serviced 84.1% of flights of the total number of flights serviced at Ukrainian airports within the 15 minute deviation from the timetable, which is 0.9 percentage points (p.p.) better than the figure for July 2019 (83.2%), according to the State Aviation Service of Ukraine.
According to the authority, in August, Ukrainian airlines serviced 5,694 flights.
The punctuality of foreign airlines in August compared with July increased to 83.2% from 80%, while the number of flights totaled 3,479.
Of the Ukrainian airlines that made more than 50 flights a month in August, Motor Sich remains the most punctual, with 96.8% and the number of flights 285.
Windrose is second with 91.5% and with the number of 658. Jonika is third with 86.2% and 58 flights. Bukovyna is fourth with 84.3% and 204 flights and Azur Air Ukraine is fifth with 84.1% and 429 flights.
Punctuality of Ukraine’s largest airline in the market – Ukraine International Airlines – was 82.8%, while the number of flights serviced was 3,396. The indicators in August for SkyUp are 77.9% and 565.
Air Arabia (28 flights), Aegean Airlines (10 flights), Bulgaria Air (four flights) and Iraqi Airways (4 flights) are in the top of the rating of foreign airlines with the 100% punctuality.
Pegasus Airlines had the best performance among low cost airlines – 89.8% with 128 flights. The figure of Irish Ryanair was 88.8% with 286 flights. Wizz Air Hungary is third with 86.1% and 589 flights.