SkyUp, UIA and Wizz Air have fully resumed ticket sales

15 February 2022, 10:08 | Ukraine
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The Ukrainian skies remain open, while Boryspil Airport and all other international airports in the country operate as normal.

This was announced on the air of the program "

The director of the airport said that SkyUp, UIA and Wizz Air had fully resumed ticket sales by Monday evening, February 14.

Earlier, Ukraine International Airlines sent 5 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Spain at the request of lessors.

Against the background of statements about a possible full-scale invasion of Russia on February 16, lessors began to demand from Ukrainian air carriers the speedy return of aircraft to the EU.

The Dutch company KLM canceled all its flights to Ukraine, and Turkish Airlines allowed passengers who purchased tickets for flights to Ukraine before February 13 to return or exchange them.

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SkyUp flight Funchal (Madeira, Portugal) - Boryspil (Ukraine) was no longer allowed to enter Ukraine due to the requirements of the aircraft owner. About 180 passengers were dropped off in Moldova.

The Cabinet of Ministers decided to allocate UAH 16.6 billion to ensure flight safety in Ukraine for insurance and leasing companies.

Air communication with Ukraine was called into question due to the threat of Russian invasion. The Swiss airline Swiss, the Austrian Austrian Airlines and the Dutch KLM refused to overnight stay in Kiev, citing " The day before, the plane of the Ukrainian company SkyUp, which was flying on the route Funchal (Portugal) - Boryspil (Ukraine), made an emergency landing at the Chisinau airport due to the lessor's ban on landing in Ukraine.

The reason for the actual suspension of air traffic is the inability to cover insurance risks associated with the war.

Such insured events are not covered by any insurer working with air carriers, and since a significant part of the aircraft (including the national carrier) used by airlines is provided to them on a leasing basis, a violation of insurance conditions for them is equated to the loss of an aircraft.

State financial guarantees are intended to reassure air carriers, but such a measure is unlikely to be effective, because a company needs a valid insurance contract, not state guarantees, to fly..




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