September 4, 2008. In August 2008 UIA operated 1900 flights. The passenger load factor in August 2008 has made up 78.5%, on average, in August 2007 – 68.8%. This exceeded the same index of the previous year by 9.7%.
Totally 197 thousand people were carried in August 2008. It’s by 13.7% more than in August 2007. From January till August 2008 1,140 thousand people were carried. It’s by 21% more than in 8 months of 2007. In August 2008 430 tons of cargo and mail were carried.
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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 16 modern Boeing 737 aircraft.
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, Monastir, Dubrovnik, Nice, Lviv, Odessa 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
