The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the opening of an international checkpoint across the state border at Zhytomyr airport for freight and passenger traffic with a permanent mode of functioning and round-the-clock operation.
The corresponding decision was made at a government meeting on June 30.
As noted in an explanatory note to the decision, to date, Korolev Zhytomyr International Airport state enterprise of Akkord LLC is an efficient subsidiary that can provide landing, takeoff, parking and maintenance of aircraft, passengers and cargo.
Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) in May 2021 posted a profit of UAH 40 million, the press service of the airport reported, with reference to head of the supervisory board Volodymyr Zhmak.
“The return of Boryspil airport to profitability is a positive signal for the entire industry. The implementation of the airport’s anti-crisis program ensured cost reductions while increasing revenues, therefore, returned the airport to the level of profitability,” Zhmak said.
He added that the airport is actively working to attract new air carriers.
“Those airlines that operated at the airport before the crisis continue to fly and increase the number of flights. Moreover, new airlines are coming to us in 2021. In particular, Cyprus Airways began regular flights in May, and in June Flynas low cost airline operated its first flight from Saudi Arabia, we expect Eurowings, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and several other new carriers,” he added.
As reported, Boryspil International Airport, according to the report of ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe), ranked 14th in the list of the largest airports in Europe in terms of the number of passengers.
Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv region) ranked 14th in the list of the busiest airports in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, according to a report by ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe), released in June.
The first place in terms of passenger traffic, according to the document, was taken by Istanbul Airport (IST). Followed by: Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), Moscow Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport (LED), Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD), Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), Sochi International Airport (AER), London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and Paris Orly Airport (ORY).
“In response to the challenges of the pandemic, in 2020 we have developed an anti-crisis program for the resumption of the Boryspil airport operation. And the latest results confirm that the path we have chosen is correct. According to the ACI Europe report, which included 341 busiest airports in Europe, we are ahead of a number of powerful airports. Including the airports of Vienna, Rome, Lisbon, Athens, Munich, Barcelona, Brussels, Stockholm, Zurich, Milan and Warsaw. Over the four months [in terms of passenger traffic] in 2021, Boryspil airport climbed to 14th place in Europe and entered the top 15 for the first time in history,” the press service of the enterprise said, citing Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Boryspil International Airport Volodymyr Zhmak.
At the same time, he said that such a result became possible thanks to the well-coordinated work of all divisions of the airport to develop the aviation network and restore passenger traffic. As of May 2021, Boryspil airport has already resumed 60% of flights compared to 2019, while the Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) member states have resumed only 39%, Zhmak said.
“Boryspil airport is recovering 1.5 times faster. Now we expect a full-fledged restoration of air communication with the EU countries for active growth of passenger traffic,” he said.
Passenger traffic at Boryspil airport (Kyiv) has tripled compared to the beginning of spring, about 30,000 passengers are checked in per day, the chief of staff of the Kyiv separate checkpoint, Lieutenant Colonel Pavlo Matviychuk, has said.
“Let’s start with the passenger traffic flow, which in March … was about 10,000 people and 1,000 vehicles per day. Now we carry out registration at Boryspil airport – this is about 30,000 passengers per day. That is, passenger traffic increased significantly in summer,” Matviychuk said at a briefing at Boryspil airport.
The bilateral agreement on the use of the Slovak airspace by the international airport Uzhgorod will be in effect from June 5, said Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger.
“There are still some technical measures and procedures to be put in place and you simply cannot make shortcuts. It is about safety and established mechanisms in the air transportation, not about politics. I was informed that all the process will be finished in September,” Heger said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv region) in March 2021 served 534,353 passengers, which is 10% more compared to March last year (486,490 passengers).
As noted in the airport’s statement on Wednesday, in March, the airport served 259,278 passengers on regular flights and 275,075 passengers on non-scheduled flights.
“For objectivity, a longer period should be considered: in the first quarter of 2021, Boryspil airport served 1.206 million passengers [of which 633,000 passengers used regular flights, and 573,000 used non-scheduled flights], and this is 50.5% less than the same period last year [in the first quarter of 2020, some 2.437 million passengers were served],” the airport said.
Passenger traffic on domestic flights in March increased by 18.6% (some 40,100 passengers) compared to March 2020.
International passenger traffic is also showing growth, the number of passengers increased by 9.2% (some 494,300 passengers).
The top five destinations of Boryspil airport in March 2021 were: Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Istanbul, Dubai and Minsk.
“It is worth noting that a year has passed since the coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic rocked the aviation industry. The most difficult period for Boryspil airport was the period from March to May 2020 – regular flights were suspended, and the airport served only special flights. Passenger traffic was extremely insignificant and this explains the increase in passenger traffic in March this year,” the airport said.
