“Ryanair” Invests $3 Bln in Ukrainian Air Connection Recovery 

by Meifan Honcharuk
Thursday, July 20, 2023
2 MIN
“Ryanair” Invests $3 Bln in Ukrainian Air Connection Recovery 

On July 20, "Ryanair" executives stated the company's readiness to restart the work of cargo and passenger routes in Ukraine 

The press centre of the Ukrainian Boryspil airport reported that they held talks with the leadership of Ryanair – CEO Michael O'Leary, DAC director Eddie Wilson and DAC commercial director Jason McGuinness. Foreign partners came to Kyiv to present a strategic plan for resuming air transportation from Boryspil airport. Ryanair is ready to return its planes to Kyiv immediately after receiving confirmation from EASA about the safety of the Ukrainian sky.

Representatives of the Irish company are also ready to invest $3 billion in the Ukrainian sphere of air transportation. Ryanair will prepare 30 Boeing Max planes, which will transfer to the airports of Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa within 2 months after security confirmation from the European flight safety agency. In addition, the guests of Ukraine note that they want to create 75 routes connecting European countries and Ukraine.

Earlier, an international airline began to hire staff to resume flights in Ukraine quickly. It is known that 140 Ukrainian pilots, stewardesses and other crew members have already passed the training. It is also essential that the leaders of Ryanair became the first representatives of world airlines that came to Ukraine since the invasion of the RF in the country. It is also important that the leaders of Ryanair became the first representatives of world airlines that came to Ukraine since the invasion of the Russian Federation in the country.

Earlier, Hyundai showed its intention to be involved in the reconstruction of Boryspil airport.

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