Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), CJSC (Ukrainian: ???????? ?????????? ?????????? «???????????? ?????????? ????????? ???????» (???), Aviakompaniya Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny, [??wij?k?m'p??ij? mi?n?'r?dni ??wij?'?i?iji ukr?'j?n?]) is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ukraine, with its head office in Kyiv. It operates domestic and international passenger flights and cargo services to Europe, Middle East, the United States and Asia. Its main base is Boryspil International Airport.
§History
The airline was established on 1 October 1992, and started operations on 25 November 1992 with a Kyiv-London flight. It was one of the first "joint ventures with foreign capital" in Ukraine and the first airline in the former Soviet Union to use new Boeing 737 aircraft. The founding shareholders were the Ukrainian Association of Civil Aviation and Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), an Irish aircraft-leasing company. In 1996, Austrian Airlines and Swissair became shareholders, investing US$9 million in new equity.
The airline began cargo operations with a Boeing 737-200 aircraft on 13 November 1994 to London and Amsterdam, and today operates a Boeing 737-300F as a dedicated aircraft for freight operations. In 2000, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development became a shareholder by investing $5.4 million. In 2006 UIA adopted a new classification system for freight operations which allowed the airline to carry a wider range of goods, ranging from live animals to fresh food and valuable objects. Additionally, an express service was introduced to meet the needs of customers wishing to make use of expedited cargo delivery services.
In February 2011, the Ukrainian government sold its 61,6% stake in UIA to three existing minority shareholders for Hr.287 million ($36.2 million). As of 26 July 2013, the airline was owned by Ukraine-based Capital Investment Project LLC (74%) and Cyprus-based Ontobet Promotions Limited (26%)
In the first half of 2013, the airline's traffic rose by 60% to 70062200000000000002,200,000 passengers. According to the company's president Yuriy Myroshnikov, the UIA plans to achieve the same 2013 yearly results (i.e. to reach yearly traffic of 70064400000000000004,400,000). On 25 April 2014, UIA began non-stop flights from Kiev to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, USA.
§Destinations
UIA connects Ukraine to over 40 capitals and key cities of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as to New York City in the United States, from its base at Boryspil Airport, as well as operates domestic flights within Ukraine (Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Donetsk (suspended), Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Simferopol, and Ivano-Frankivsk). UIA serves over 700 flights per week and provides connections with its international partners' flights to more than 3,000 other destinations across the world.
§Recent developments
In 2013, UIA launched its new services from Ukraine to Baku in Azerbaijan, Yerevan in Armenia, Larnaca in Cyprus, Munich in Germany, Warsaw in Poland, Vilnius in Lithuania, Prague in the Czech Republic, Athens in Greece, Batumi in Georgia, Sheremetyevo, Yekaterinburg, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, and Sochi in Russia, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and in 2014, New York City in The United States.
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Ukraine International Airlines had codeshare agreements with the following airlines (as of September 2013):
§Fleet
The Ukraine International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of February 2015 :
§Frequent-flyer program
UIA's frequent-flyer program, the "Panorama Club", offers customers to earn miles for taking flights, as well as for hotel stays, car rentals, shopping, mobile communications or banking services. Members may redeem miles for discounts, award tickets, class upgrades, enjoy additional free checked baggage allowance and other Classic or Premium membership advantages and benefits.
§Distinctions and special projects
- The UIA facilitates the annual Hasids pilgrimage to the city of Uman by serving seasonal charter flights from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport to Vinnytsia Havryshivka Airport and special offers for pilgrims from elsewhere in the world.
- On the 2001 Papal visit to Ukraine, UIA was the official carrier of Pope John Paul II.
- In 2008, UIA was an official carrier for Patriarch Bartholomew I.
§See also
- Aerosvit
§Notes
Array§References
§External links
- Official website
- UIA Website Mobile Version
- Mobile app for iPhone and iPad
- Ukraine International Airlines Fleet
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