Kyiv-based AeroSvit Airline from January 8 to January 14, 2013 performed over 100 flights, transporting 12,383 passengers from other airports, Head of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine Anatoliy Kolesnik said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.
He said that Ukrainian International Airlines and Windrose over the period performed eight flights and delivered 1,450 passengers to Ukraine.
AeroSvit managed to fulfill the task of bringing passengers back to Ukaine. At present, there are no passengers who could not be transported,” Kolesnik said.
AeroSvit was created in 1994. It is based at Boryspil airport in Kyiv. It previously served 80 international destinations in 34 countries, and provided services to the largest cities of Ukraine. Its fleet consisted of 28 Boeing aircraft, including 20 medium-range Boeing 737s and eight long-haul Boeing 767s. In addition to that, it operated Airbus 320, Airbus 321, Embraer 145, Embraer 190, and ATR-72 aircraft.
