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 Kyiv-based AeroSvit airline, which launched bankruptcy proceedings at the end of last year, has set up a crisis management center to provide the temporary schedule of flights and timely inform passengers about the changes in the flight schedule.

 A procedure of money refund for unused tickets will be developed soon. Passengers of the cancelled flight will be able to apply for the refund online at the company’s Web site, the airline said on Friday evening.

This service has already been running in test mode: passengers are invited to fill in an online form for refund.

In addition to providing a temporary flight schedule, the center intends to organize additional flights to transport the company’s passengers and inform them about the changes in the flight schedule on AeroSvit’s Web site, its Facebook page and by phone lines.

On January 11, AeroSvit declared that from January 11 to January 14, 2013 it will fly only in Ukraine and five long-haul and five medium-haul routes abroad, explaining the decision by the program of its operation restructuring. The company’s press service said that AeroSvit would continue servicing long-haul routes to Beijing, New York, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok and Goa.

As reported, on December 29, 2012 AeroSvit filed an application to the economic court of Kyiv region asking to open a bankruptcy case intending to commence a readjustment procedure, restore its solvency and ensure the fulfillment of liabilities to creditors in full.

The case will be heard on January 23, 2013.

The ruling says that as of December 27, 2012, the airline had a debt of UAH 4.27 billion to its creditors. According to the balance sheet as of September 30, 2012, the total assets of AeroSvit stood at UAH 1.467 billion.

AeroSvit was created in 1994. It is based at Boryspil airport in Kyiv. It serves 80 international destinations in 34 countries. It provides services to passengers in the largest cities of Ukraine. Its fleet consists of 28 Boeing aircraft, including 20 medium-range Boeing 737s and eight long-haul Boeing 767s. In addition to that, it operates Airbus 320, Airbus 321, Embraer 145, Embraer 190, and ATR-72 aircraft.