Ukraine Airlines launches direct flights to India
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plans to operate daily direct flights between New Delhi and Ukraine’s capital Kiev from next year. The carrier has started operating non-stop flight between the two cities from May 1, with thrice a week service. From June 7, the frequency of flights will grow to four flights a week. The airline has announced an inaugural return fare of Rs 27,500 in the economy and Rs 1,14,000 for return Business class.
“We are opening 80,000 seats between two capital cities in a year,” said Sergey Fomenko, Vice President – Commerce, UIA. Flights to and from the Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport touched down on a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with three classes of service – business, premium economy and economy.
“Direct connectivity will boost trade and tourism between India and Ukraine, and beyond to East and Western Europe,” said Igor Polikha, Ambassador, Embassy of Ukraine.
“To attract transit passenger traffic, we need to balance eastern and western route vectors. Currently, we can observe the UIA active geography extension in the West and restrained growth in the East. The launch of scheduled flights to Delhi will help balance our network and improve on Ukraine’s image as a transit country,” said Evgeniya Satska, UIA Communications Director.