Second try: Boryspil Airport holds another round of talks with Ryanair – Infrastructure Minister

"At the moment Ryanair is in the negotiation process with the Boryspil Airport. I hope that these negotiations will be a success, from the second attempt. We will see Ryanair [in Ukraine] in 2018. This year, unfortunately, it would be unrealistic. It will be no later than autumn 2018," the minister said.

Omelyan also noted that with the arrival of low-cost carriers, the passenger flow at Boryspil may increase to 20 million people in just two years.

Read alsoBoryspil airport to build another runwayAs UNIAN reported earlier, on March 15, Europe's largest low-cost air carrier, Ryanair, announced the opening from October 30, 2017 of 11 flights from Kyiv and Lviv.

On July 10, Boryspil CEO Pavlo Ryabikin said that signing a contract with Ryanair could inflict annual damage to the airport totaling some UAH 2 billion in under-received profit. He called the contract with Ryanair financially unfavorable for the company and refused to sign it until the airport's requirements were taken into account.

Read alsoOmelyan explains why Ryanair may not enter Ukraine market this yearOn July 10, Ryanair announced their withdrawal from Ukraine due to non-compliance by Boryspil officials with agreements previously reached with the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.