Ukraine's infrastructure minister says talks of Boryspil airport, Ryanair at final stage

"I believe that Ryanair will enter the Ukrainian market. We are just finishing up the negotiations. It was possible to find a consensus with the Boryspil airport, which has already been reached with Lviv airport. We believe, 2018 will definitely be a year of low-cost air service," he told a Ukrainian TV channel on December 13.

As 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.

Read alsoWizz Air to launch new flights from Ukraine's Lviv to Poland, GermanyOn 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.

On 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.