The Irish Lowcost-Aviar Company Ryanair considers the possibility of rapid recovery of flights to Ukraine after the end of the war. Within 4-6 weeks after the termination of hostilities, the company plans to launch 24 routes to Kiev and Lviv.
About it reports The Telegraph with reference to the CEO of Ryanair Michael O'lir.
Ryanair CEO, Michael O'liri, said the company is preparing an action plan that would resume flights within four to six weeks after the fighting. Preparation is being done against the backdrop of the former US President, who insists on ceasefire.
I very much hope this will happen this year. I think one of the things that Trump can provide will be an earlier solution to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine
According to Ryanair, after the flight recovery, the airline will open about 24 routes to Kiev and Lviv.
To do this, the company plans to redirect the airports based on airports such as London Stanted and Paris Eagle.
However, to restore flights, an official termination of hostilities is required to obtain permission from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
After all, some truce is needed because EASA will not allow flights to this region if there is no certainty that missiles will not fly there
Prior to a full -scale invasion in February 2022, Ryanair was the second largest airline in Ukraine.
O'liri said the company has a "fantastic reputation" in countries that were previously under communist influence.
They all love ryanair. They see us a little like mcdonald's - we are a cool American brand
He also added that Kiev and Lviv are ready to recover flights: carousel luggage is launched weekly to check their serviceability. However, returning to Odessa can take more time due to significant destruction. Some airports in the east and south, according to O'Lira, are "bombed" and are actually destroyed.
Among them, the airport in Kherson, where Ryanair made flights to the invasion. The city suffered significant destruction after it was seized by Russian troops, and subsequently the Armed Forces returned under control.
Last year, O'liri visited Ukraine, inspected the Kiev airport, met with infrastructure Minister and presented a "Radical Plan for Aviation Recovery".
He also spoke about his 10-hour train from Poland, which he was "painful", and the train cannot be an effective way of returning millions of Ukrainians scattered in Europe.
There was a great interest in returning airline. Even in the first days there will be powerful passenger traffic - through the reunification of families and the influx of investment in the rebuilding of the economy. We will be in the vanguard of this process
