Air Ukraine and Uzbekistan Airways sign agreement to share air routes

Published: 6/17/1999

Air Ukraine and Uzbekistan Airways have signed an agreement to share air routes, including Air Ukraine"s New York-Kiev route. Kiev-bound flights now continue on to Uzbekistan"s capital, Tashkent. The two airlines will a joint service for the entire route. For several weeks in late March and early April 1999, service to Ukraine was curtailed as the transition to a joint service was made. The regular Tuesday/Friday schedule to Kiev has now been fully resumed and additional flights on Sunday begin in June 1999. According to Mykola Kravets, General Manager for Air Ukraine USA, the agreement is very beneficial financially to the company. Air Ukraine has landing rights at John F Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York, but does not have the appropriate aircraft to fly into New York from Kiev. Uzbekistan Airways owns the appropriate aircraft, but does not have JFK Airport rights. With the joint service agreement, Air Ukraine now leases space on Uzbekistan Airway"s Boeing 767-300, while Uzbekistan Airways pays royalties to fly into New York.

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