Transport

Jun 5, Wizz Air to bring cheap flights to Ukraine

Wizz Air has opened an office at Kiev’s Boryspil Airport and is set to bring cheap flights to the Ukraine. The Hungarian budget airline will launch its Ukrainian domestic schedule on July 11 and offer low cost flights between Kiev and Lviv, Odessa, Simferopol, Kharkov, and Zaporozhye. Flights to Simferopol from Lviv and Kharkov will also be available. One way fares will start as low as UAH 79.

On September 15 the company will launch its international flights from Kiev. The destinations initially served will be London Luton, Dortmund, and Milan Bergamo. Prices for one-way flights to Milan/Dortmund will start at UAH 199.

Dec 10, Charter plane crashes outside Kiev

A charter plane flying from the Czech Republic to Kiev’s Zhulyany Airport, crashed in a field outside the Ukrainian capital yesterday. All 5 passengers, believed to be Czech nationals, died at the scene.

Dec 1, Diplomat hospitalised

The Ambassador of China to Ukraine was hospitalised yesterday after a Range Rover coming off the pavement smashed into his car near Shota Rustaveli. Kiev’s pavements are commonly viewed as an extra lane by many drivers, particularly those with expensive cars.

Feb 2, Plans for Kiev-Moscow autobahn unveiled

The Transport Ministers of Ukraine and Russia, Mykola Rudkovsky and Russia Igor Levitin, have announced plans to build an autobahn (motorway) between Kiev and Moscow. The construction timetable has not yet been confirmed.

Jan 11, Radisson hotel planned at Boryspil Airport

The Rezidor Hotel Group has signed an agreement with developers VI Center LLC to operate the Radisson SAS at Kiev’s Boryspil Airport. Radisson SAS Hotels are part of the Rezidor Hotel Group. The hotel will offer around 300 rooms and is expected to open in 2009. The company already runs the Radisson SAS in the city centre.