OREANDA-NEWS. November 19, 2009. UIA opened sales for Kiev-Johannesburg flights via Abu Dhabi. Tickets can be booked and purchased at any UIA Ticket Office or appointed Travel Agency and via the UIA web-site

UIA`s new flight Kiev - Abu Dhabi - Johannesburg will be operated commencing November 13th twice per week – on Mondays and Fridays. Starting November 25th the frequency will grow to three times per week – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Flights will be operated in code-share with Etihad Airways.

Thanks to this new UIA and Etihad Airways offer passengers will be able to travel from Ukraine`s capital to South Africa by the shortest and most geographically direct route. The connection time at the modern and comfortable Abu Dhabi airport takes up 1 hour and 35 minutes on the way from Kiev to Johannesburg and 1 hour and 45 minutes on the return flight.

"Opening this new air connection between Kiev and Johannesburg via Abu Dhabi - is, in fact, the launch of the first UIA long-haul flight. It became possible thanks to our partnership with the UAE’s national carrier - Etihad Airways. We consider the African continent very promising as part of the further development of our destinations’ network, - said Sergey Fomenko, Vice-president sales and marketing. – Opening this route is especially timely in the run up to the 2010 World Football Championship. Operating the Kiev-Johannesburg flight we will be able to offer numerous football fans from Ukraine and other European countries a quick and comfortable route to the WFC games".