Boryspil airport signs deal with Ryanair – Ryabikin

"It took us less than two weeks from the moment of lowering the cost of the basic charge for passenger service (an amendment introduced to a respective order by the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry), which was a major financial deterrent. The agreement was approved by all airport services and, most importantly, by external auditors who sign all official financial documents and agreements," Ryabikin wrote on Facebook.

At the same time, he said that not all requests listed by Ryanair are included in the contract.

Read alsoRyanair to launch Lviv – Memmingen flight in September"In particular, an 80% discount is not applicable to the Kyiv-London route, as this direction is not new to Boryspil airport," the report said.

Ryanair has not signed its copy yet.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ryanair on March 15 announced the launch of flights from Kyiv and Lviv starting October 30, 2017. However, due to high demand for tickets, the schedule for certain flights, in particular, from Lviv to Berlin, was shifted to earlier dates in September 2017. Ryanair then clarified that the flights would be performed from Kyiv, namely from Boryspil airport, while future flights from Kyiv international airport (Zhulyany) would be considered as well.

Later, Ryabikin claimed he had not yet signed a cooperation agreement with Ryanair and voiced the opinion that budget airlines should be served at Antonov International Airport near the town of Hostomel, Kyiv region, rather than at Boryspil Airport.

However, he announced on May 11 that Boryspil was going to sign a contract with Ryanair after July 5, 2017.