OREANDA-NEWS. Ukraine International Airlines carried its 20 millionth passenger on PS485 Kiev - Geneva flight. Dmitry, Panorama Club - UIA frequent flyer loyalty program - member became UIA jubilee client.

The UIA 20 millionth passenger welcome ceremony was held at UIA check-in area in Terminal D at Kiev Boryspil International airport. Yuri Miroshnikov, UIA President, personally congratulated the leading Ukrainian carrier's jubilee client and awarded him the UIA 20 millionth passenger diploma, a certificate for 20,000 Panorama Club bonus miles as well as other gifts. Another surprise awaited the passenger on board: the crew congratulated him on behalf of the airline once again and offered all passengers to mark the event with a glass of champagne.

“Today we celebrate a landmark event - the carriage of UIA 20 millionth passenger, - noted Yuri Miroshnikov, UIA President. - This figure shows that during almost 21 year of successful operations on Ukrainian and international aviation markets the Airline managed to win trust of numerous clients from Ukraine, Europe, the Middle East and the CIS. We congratulate our jubilee 20 millionth passenger and wish him, as well as each and every UIA client, adventurous trips, positive emotions and comfortable stay on board of UIA flights”.

UIA - the leading Ukrainian carrier - operates non-stop flights to over 70 destinations. UIA fleet consists of 37 modern aircraft: 32 Boeing aircraft and 5 Embraer - 190 aircraft. Within the period of January - September 2013 UIA carried 3.47 million passengers. The figures outnumber those of the analogous period of 2012 by nearly 60%. UIA expects to carry 4.5 million passengers in 2013.