“The largest construction project in Europe.” Low-cost airlines are already moving their feet
Ukrainian airspace remains closed to civilian flights from 2022, but carriers are already developing plans for the future. And quite close, judging by the intensification of their activities.
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Wizz Air in Ukraine with plans for years to come
Wizz Air, a Hungarian airline, announced that it plans to launch 15 aircraft flights within two years of the end of the conflict, and to increase their number to 50 in the next seven years.
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The president of Wizz Air, Jozsef Varadi, quoted by the Financial Times, points out that in addition to Ukrainians returning to the country, the airline is also counting on the interest of tourists who will want to visit areas affected by hostilities. Before the outbreak of the war, Wizz Air was the third largest carrier on the Ukrainian market, behind only Russia's Aeroflot and the Ukrainian charter group Windrose.
Ryanair gives itself two weeks
Ryanair, the Irish airline, announced that is ready to resume operations in Ukraine within just two weeks of the conclusion of the peace agreement.
Carrier representatives recently visited key Ukrainian airports as they prepared to return.
Before the closure of Ukrainian airspace, Ryanair carried approximately 1.5 million passengers annually to Kiev, Lviv and Odessa, and there are plans to increase this number to 4 million.
Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson emphasized that the airline can flexibly open new routes from any of its bases in Europe, which will enable the quick launch of connections to Ukraine.
“You can fly from Dublin, Shannon, Cork, through Great Britain or Europe, you can have three, four or even five flights a week. It will be easy to implement this in Ukraine,” Wilson noted.
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EasyJet aims for “the largest construction project in Europe”
The Swiss airline EasyJet, which has not yet offered flights to Ukraine, is also considering opening connections there. Kenton Jarvis, the head of EasyJet, pointed out that Ukraine will become the largest construction project in Europe in the future, and people will want to return to their homes as soon as the situation becomes safe.
“This is the missing part of Europe right now,” Jarvis emphasized. Unlike Wizz Air and Ryanair, EasyJet does not plan to base its fleet in Ukraine.
Currently, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommends that airlines avoid Ukrainian airspace and suspend landings in its territory.
