Ukraine's infrastructure ministry in talks with Ryanair on flights from Kherson

Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has announced that the ministry is in talks with Europe's largest low-cost air carrier Ryanair about launching European flights from the south Ukrainian city of Kherson.

Read alsoRyanair to launch 15 flights from Ukraine in Oct (Photo)"We are currently negotiating with Ryanair the launch of the air service from Kherson region, namely the city of Kherson," Omelyan said at a conference titled "Prospects for the Development of State Policy Regarding the Occupied Territories of Ukraine" held on March 27.

The ministry says this is the way "we will start attracting Ukrainians from [Russian-occupied] Crimea in order that they come back to Ukraine, use the low-cost air service, visit Europe and then [help] return Ukraine to Crimea," Omelyan said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, on March 23, Ukraine's largest state-owned international airport Boryspil and Danylo Halytskyi International Airport "Lviv" concluded deals to service Ryanair.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Ryanair would launch 15 flights from Ukraine to European cities as of October 2018 with a starting ticket price of EUR 10 and the average airfare for Ukrainians set at EUR 40.

According to Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair Michael O'Leary, the company is negotiating the launch of flights with four Ukrainian airports, in addition to Boryspil and Lviv airports.