Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kyiv), according to the financial strategy proposed by the company’s management, expects an increase in passenger traffic by 34% in 2022 compared to 2021 – up to 4.3 million people, while the number of flights should increase by 30% – to more than 37,000 per year.
According to the press service of the company, the corresponding indicators are included in its budget for 2022, which was approved by the supervisory board the day before.
The airline’s management focuses on the dynamic increase in the volume of regular passenger traffic in 2022, respectively, laying down a decrease in charter programs – to minus 34%. As for cargo and mail, UIA plans to increase the traffic dynamics by almost 36% compared to 2021.
“The budget stipulates that 2022 will be the year of expansion of the UIA fleet after the forced reduction in 2020-2021, as well as the return of long-haul Boeing-777 aircraft to its fleet. The supervisory board confirmed the restart of long-haul flights – New York, Toronto, Delhi. We are also preparing for the resumption of the hub operation at Boryspil airport (Kyiv) with three expansion waves. In general, the restart of the UIA network should be 60% of the pre-crisis 2019 indicator,” CEO of the airline Yevhen Dykhne is quoted as saying.
Currently, the UIA fleet consists of 25 aircraft.
