OREANDA-NEWS. In February and March 2014 Ukraine International Airlines optimize flight program on certain routes by decreasing frequency of UIA-coded non-stop scheduled flights.

As a result of social and political crisis in Ukraine the travel activity to/from Ukraine leveled off.

Decline in demand for business and tourist trips affected advanced ticket reservations to Ukraine in February and March. This fact forces the Airline to optimize flight program by decreasing frequency on certain routes within the period of February 24 - March 29, 2014. Thus, the number of UIA-coded services is decreased from 343 to 305 scheduled flights per week. Due to well-developed partner network UIA clients are offered alternative routes both on UIA-coded and partner airlines' flights.

As soon as the demand for air transportation is back to normal, UIA will increase the flight frequency quickly and efficiently to regenerate the previously scheduled traffic performance.

Starting April 1, 2014, the Airline plans to increase frequencies, offer new routes, and operate on-season flights. Ticket sales for UIA new flights en routes Kiev - Chisinau, Kiev - Minsk, Kiev - Dushanbe, Kiev - New York, as well as additional flights to London, Barcelona and on-season summertime flights to Nice are already open.