12 September, 2008. Ukraine flag carrier airline UIA continues its spectacular growth carrying 21% more passengers in the period from January to August 2008 than in the same period in 2007.

August has proven to be another record braking month for UIA carrying 200,000 passengers on 1,900 flights to 32 destinations. The passenger load factor across the whole fleet of 17 aircraft rose by 9.7% from 68.8% in August 2007 to a record of 78.5% in 2008.

Deputy President of UIA Richard Creagh said. “Our growth in August alone was 14% higher than in the previous year and our passenger total for the year to date is already well over a million passengers. This is nothing short of extraordinary as many airlines in Europe today are closing routes and mothballing aircraft as the real cost of flying becomes a reality. UIA is now demonstrating the benefits of our low operating cost approach and high utilisation factor. Our new freighter is also proving its worth carrying 30 tons more cargo and mail that in previous months”.

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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 was the first airline in CIS to introduce Boeing 737 aircraft. Today UIA’s fleet consists of 17 modern Boeing 737 aircrafts of different configurations.

The airline connects Ukraine with nearly 3,000 locations of the world, operating about 350 scheduled flights a week to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Helsinki, Dubai, Kuwait, 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 about UIA is available at www.flyUIA.com.