President of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Yevhen Dykhne does not see any reasons for airlines to raise airfare at the initial stage of lockdown ending.
During the press conference on Saturday, June 13, the video of which is available on the page of Boryspil International Airport, he said that all airlines today have excess resources, and at the same time very low demand is expected for their services, which will be compensated by all possible means.
“Therefore, it is absolutely logical that all instruments, including low prices, will be included in the fight against excess resources between companies for low demand and low passenger numbers. Due to this, insinuating that the additional costs of airlines and airports will somehow affect the airfare, in my opinion, is not justified. Today, the airfare is defined by the market’s supply-demand situation. Thus, I think that aviation will start operation from very low prices, affordable flights at a loss,” Dykhne said.
He also said that UIA communicates with all passengers who bought tickets for the airline’s flights, considering options for transferring flight dates, compensation using a voucher, or refund.
