Infrastructure Ministry intends to increase share of low cost airlines in Ukraine

“We will make every effort so that air travel for Ukrainians to become as common as travel by bus or train,” Kryklii noted, the ministry’s press service reported.

According to him, the optimization of taxation for Ukrainian carriers will reduce the cost of air tickets for domestic flights.

In addition, it is planned to reconstruct and build new airports in Dnipro, Mukachevo and Izmail, using budgetary funds. Works are underway to attract private investors to the development of regional airports. In particular, airports concessions are planned in Kherson, Chernivtsi and Zaporizhzhia.

Also, Kryklii added that the number of Ukrainians using air services is expected to grow three times in five years, while total passenger traffic is expected reach 32 million passengers.

As reminder that passenger traffic flow through Ukrainian airports in January-November 2019 grew by 18.7% and totaled over 22.5 million passengers. In particular, the number of passengers served on international flights grew by 20% and made up 2.4 million people.

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