OREANDA-NEWS. April 18, 2011. Number of regular air flights between Ukraine and Russia will increase by 30%. March 14, Vice Prime Minister - Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Borys Kolesnikov and Minister of Transport Igor Levitin reached appropriate agreement during the ninth session of the Subcommittee on Transport of the Committee on Economic Cooperation between the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission, which is taking place in Moscow.

"We have reached a number of agreements with Ukraine in the first place - in the part of civil aviation, that will increase passenger flows between Ukraine and Russia", - Igor Levitin said.

According to Borys Kolesnikov, the number of scheduled flights will be increased from existing 70 to 100 a week. "However, this - not limit, the potential in this area a huge" - he said.

To reach this figure, according to Borys Kolesnikov, it will be possible in June and July.