Greece permits Wizz Air, Ryanair to perform flights to Ukraine

In particular, Wizz Air was permitted to start flights on Airbus A320 planes with a frequency of up to two times a week on the Athens-Kyiv and Thessaloniki-Kyiv routes from March 31, 2019.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority also agreed on Ryanair flights on the Athens-Kyiv route twice a week from April 2, 2019 on Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Greek airline Astra Airlines was allowed to conduct flights between Athens and Kyiv on BAe 146 aircraft twice a week from March 31, 2019.

Only Ryanair has currently launched the sale of tickets for flights to Kyiv. The air carrier announced the opening of the Kyiv-Athens route in November 2018.