Dnipropetrovsk-based Dniproavia, which is a part of the Ukrainian Aviation Group, which also includes AeroSvit (Kyiv) and Donbassaero (Donetsk), has stopped all of its flights.
“Dniproavia Airlines is stopping its flights and closed tickets sale on its Web site starting from January 8, 2013. For all questions please contact our call center,” reads a statement posted on the company’s Web site.
At the same time, the Aviadnipro Air Carrier Ltd. based in the village of Stari Kodaky, Dnipropetrovsk region, was registered in Ukraine on December 20, 2012, according to the state enterprise Information Resource Centre.
According to the Information Resource Center, Aviadnipro is headed by Serhiy Tkachenko, who is the head of Dniproavia.
As reported, AeroSvit, which is also a member of the Ukrainian Aviation Group, announced that from January 11 to January 14, 2013 it will fly only in Ukraine and five long-haul and five medium-haul routes abroad, saying the decision was due to the restructuring of its operations.
Dniproavia airline in 2011 saw its net loss rise by 42% compared to 2010, to UAH 373.82 million, while its net income in 2011 decreased by 12.8%, to UAH 948.98 million.
Dniproavia, which includes Dnipropetrovsk airport, performed regular and charter flights to Europe, the Middle East, and the CIS. Its fleet consists of three Boeing 737s and 25 Embraer-145s.
The Ukrainian Aviation Group alliance, uniting AeroSvit, Donbassaero and Dniproavia, is controlled by Ukraine’s Privat Group.
