Ukraine air traffic up 75% in Sept, state agency says

The number of flights in Ukrainian airspace rose 75.4% in September year on year to 26,241, recovering after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Ukraine's state air traffic agency said on Thursday. Ukraine stopped all regular flights in March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but that June it resumed domestic air traffic and flights to foreign destinations.

The number of flights in Ukrainian airspace rose 75.4% in September year on year to 26,241, recovering after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Ukraine's state air traffic agency said on Thursday. The agency said the number of flights in September was still well below the level of September 2019, when there were 34,496 flights.

"The general trends in air traffic in the European region in the second half of the year exceeded the optimistic scenario of Eurocontrol, and in Ukraine the dynamics of recovery outpaced even the indicators of the region," the agency said. Ukraine stopped all regular flights in March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but that June it resumed domestic air traffic and flights to foreign destinations.

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