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IRISH RYANAIR TO FLY FROM LVIV TO MANCHESTER

The Irish low cost airline Ryanair has announced the launch of a new flight from Lviv to Manchester (the UK), which will operate twice a week from November 5, 2021.
“As Europe’s largest airline, Ryanair remains committed to rebuilding the European aviation and travel industry by resuming connections and expanding its passenger network to more than 225 million by 2026. As Ryanair hosts 55 more Boeing 737-8200 Gamechanger aircraft this year, this winter we are pleased to add this new route from Lviv to Manchester,” the airline’s press service quoted commercial director Jason McGuinness as saying.
At the moment, there are no direct flights to this direction.
As reported, Wizz Air intends to launch 26 new flights from four cities of Ukraine in 2021-2022 and expects to increase passenger traffic by 120%.

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184 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS STRANDED IN GREECE, BUT FLY FROM THESSALONIKI TO HOME

A total of 184 Ukrainian citizens, including 41 children, flew from Thessaloniki to Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
“As promised, we are returning the Ukrainians who are stuck in Greece,” Kuleba wrote on his Twitter account.
The foreign minister said that two more flights will take place soon.
“Good work of our diplomats in Greece with tour operators, Greek authorities and others involved,” Kuleba wrote.
The Greek travel company Mouzenidis Travel, headquartered in Thessaloniki, has suspended services for foreign tourists, including those from Ukraine.
In this regard, the resources of the diplomatic service were mobilized to provide assistance to Ukrainian tourists in Greece. It was reported that on June 25-26, flights should take place on the routes Thessaloniki-Kyiv, Thessaloniki-Lviv and Heraklion-Kyiv, which will be able to return to Ukraine over 500 citizens.

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UKRAINIAN SKYUP GETS PERMIT TO FLY FROM ZANZIBAR TO KIEV

Ukraine has obtained permission from Turkey to operate a flight with passengers of SkyUp Airlines from Zanzibar to Antalya, after which it will fly to Kyiv, Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy said.
“I would like to inform you about the problem of the departure of the SkyUp aircraft from Zanzibar. We received the necessary permission from the Turkish side to fly to Antalya and further to Kyiv. We will return everyone soon,” he wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.
As reported with reference to SkyUp, flight PQ 6972 Zanzibar-Kyiv did not take off on February 13 due to technical reasons. Within a few hours, the plane was technically ready to fly, but to complete it, it was necessary to make changes to the route, take into account the rules regarding the working hours of the crews, and also obtain the necessary permits from the countries whose borders are crossed.
The airline said that from February 13 to 15, its representatives were in talks with the country’s aviation authorities to obtain permission to fly in their airspace. The State Aviation Administration of Ukraine also joined the negotiations to speed up the resolution of the issue.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, about 180 Ukrainian tourists were stuck in Zanzibar due to this incident.

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UKRAINIAN AVIATION SERVICE ALLOWS WINDROSE, ATLASJET-UKRAINE TO FLY FROM KYIV TO TEL AVIV

The State Aviation Service of Ukraine has approved the applications of Windrose and Atlasjet-Ukraine airlines for flights on the Kyiv-Tel Aviv route (Israel), as well as SkyUp (all based in Kyiv) for Lviv-Tel Aviv and Zaporizhia-Tel Aviv flights. According to the website of the service, Windrose can operate flights from Kyiv to Tel Aviv and back on a charter basis (16 flights a week) from September 23 to October 6, 2019.
Atlasjet-Ukraine can fly from Kyiv to Tel Aviv and back on a charter basis (seven flights a week) from September 25 to October 3, 2019.
SkyUp can fly from Lviv and Zaporizhia to Tel Aviv and back on a regular basis (three times a week) from October 1, 2019.
Earlier, on July 26, the State Aviation Service from 00:00 (UTC) on July 27, 2019 suspended the certificate of an operator of the cargo airline Europa Air LLC (Kyiv, No. UK 046).

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RYANAIR WILL FLY FROM ODESA AND KHARKIV TO POLISH POZNAN

Ryanair, the largest low-cost airline in Europe, will fly from Odesa and Kharkiv to Poznan from October 30 and 27 respectively, according to the airline’s ticket booking system.
Flights from Kharkiv to Poznan will be operated from October 27 twice a week on Tuesdays and Sundays with departure at 22:00 from Kharkiv and at 18:00 from Poznan.
Ryanair will launch Odesa-Poznan flights from October 30 with a frequency of twice a week. Departure from Odesa will be at 21:30 on Wednesdays and at 10:30 on Saturdays, departure from Poznan will be at 17:45 on Wednesdays and at 06:30 on Saturdays.
The minimum one-way ticket price for these destinations starts from EUR28.
The booking system also indicates that both destinations are seasonal.
Such airlines as LOT, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines fly from Odesa to Poznan, while LOT and Belavia from Kharkiv.

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UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES ASSIGNED WITH RIGHT TO FLY ON KYIV-ADDIS ABABA ROUTE

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kyiv) has been assigned with the right to fly on the Kyiv-Addis Ababa route, the Ukrainian Air Transport Association (UATA) has reported.
The press service of the airline confirmed the fact to Interfax-Ukraine, adding that at present, they cannot say when the airline will start flying to Ethiopia, as the negotiations have not yet been completed.
The airline will fly from the Boryspil international airport.
As reported, in December 2018, the State Aviation Service of Ukraine approved all applications of UIA for servicing regular flights from Kyiv to Riyadh (seven flights a week), Dammam and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) three times a week with unlimited duration.
UIA was founded in 1992. According to the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market and the public register, 100% directly or indirectly is controlled by Cypriot-based Ontobet Promotions Limited which beneficiaries are not disclosed. The fleet consists of 45 airplanes of different modifications.

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