Ukrainian airlines say now unprofitable to fly to UAE

Ukrainian airlines have changed routes to the United Arab Emirates due to the crash of a Ukrainian aircraft near Tehran, which are becoming economically inappropriate, Avianews has reported on Twitter.

"Ukrainian airlines have changed routes because of a ban on flights over Iran and Iraq. This has already led to an increase in the duration of flights and the need to refuel. Direct flights to the UAE are becoming economically inappropriate," the report said.

On January 8, Ukraine's State Aviation Service issued a respective flight safety decision, No. 2020-01, which came into force for all Ukrainian-registered aircraft from 00:00 on January 9 in connection with the undetermined circumstances of the crash of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752.

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