3 July 2008. UIA carried 760 000 passengers in the first 6 months of 2008. This was 25% more than in the same period of the previous year. In June 2008 Ukraine International Airlines operated more than 1600 scheduled flights, carried nearly 155 000 passengers and more than 400 tonnes of cargo. The passenger load factor in June was 71%, on average; up from 64.0 % in June 2007. Continued strong growth is forecasted for the second half of the year.

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Ukraine International Airlines is Ukraine’s leading international carrier. Founded in 1992 UIA was one of the first businesses in Ukraine to attract foreign investment. UIA also was the first airline in CIS to introduce Boeing 737 aircraft. Today UIA`s fleet consists of 15 modern Boeing 737 aircraft of different modifications.  The airline connects Ukraine with nearly 3000 places of the world, operating scheduled flights to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Helsinki, Dubai, Tbilisi,  Pula, Morastir, Dubrovnik, Nice, Lviv and Simferopol. The base airport for UIA is Kiev-Boryspil (KBP). The shareholdings in Ukraine International Airlines are as follows: State Property Fund of Ukraine - 61.6%, Austrian Airlines - 22.5%, Aer Cap - 6% and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 9.9%. Detailed information on UIA is available at www.flyUIA.com