Ukraine is actively working to renew flight connections: military studying Israeli experience – OP
Ukraine is working to restore flights from Kyiv and Lviv.
This was announced by the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Rostyslav Shurma at a panel discussion at the Ukrainian House in Davos on January 18, Censor.NET reports with reference to Ekonomichna Pravda.
"I can say that we are working very intensively to renew air traffic in Ukraine... We will definitely do everything possible to realize this," he said.
According to Shurma, the availability of reliable logistics and transportation, especially air travel, are fundamentally important elements of the country's business and investment activities.
"If investors and businessmen cannot comfortably and quickly get to the places they need, they will not come and do anything," the OP deputy chairman stated.
When asked whether the Ukrainian authorities are considering opening airports in Kyiv (Boryspil International Airport) and Lviv, he said that both airports are being considered, but that the "main focus" is on Boryspil.
Regarding the possibility of renewing air traffic in the summer, Shurma said he was not ready to name specific dates.
"We have an "internal roadmap" and schedule. You're right, but I don't want to name any specific dates... If it were up to us. Maybe I would be ready to make a public commitment, but I think that the share of our homework here is no more than 20%," he said.
The deputy head of the OP also added that the possibility of resuming air traffic in Ukraine depends on the decisions of international partners, independent regulators, and insurance companies.
In addition, the success of this decision will depend, among other things, on Ukraine's ability to ensure the physical safety of flights.
"Our team and the military are working closely with Israeli colleagues to learn from their experience. We are absolutely confident that we will succeed," said the deputy head of the OP.
According to him, it is equally important to obtain the approval of the European regulator IATA and find reliable insurance mechanisms so that lessors can provide aircraft without fear.
"And here we face the same challenge: to create the right risk instruments so that airlines can fly to Kyiv, which we plan to open," Shurma concluded.
