airBaltic is ready to resume regular flights to Kyiv and Lviv in its route network as soon as it is safe to do so. The first flights will be operated from the capitals of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to Kyiv and Lviv. As reported by Telegraph, the air carrier stated this. The main condition for the return of airBaltic to the Ukrainian passenger air transportation market is the opening of safe airspace over the country.

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As noted, in March 2025, an airBaltic delegation visited Kyiv for the second time, where they discussed with local stakeholders the possibility of restoring important air services. The company plans to connect Kyiv and Lviv with three Baltic capitals:.

But for this it is necessary to secure Ukrainian airspace and obtain all necessary approvals. “The airline has already integrated the Ukrainian language into its official website, increasing convenience and accessibility for Ukrainian-speaking customers,” noted airBaltic.

Before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, AirBaltic operated daily flights from Kyiv, Lviv and Odessa: from 2019 until the cessation of flights on February 24, 2022, more than 300 thousand were transported from Boryspil and Lviv airports. passengers. The Latvian company's plane was the last to leave Boryspil airport in February 2022, before the airspace was closed. Last year, the company presented a strategic plan to restore activity in the Ukrainian market after the opening of airspace for civil flights.