Due to the new route assignment procedure, the chances of UIA competitors being assigned routes are practically zero.
On November 13, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered a new procedure for assigning companies to air routes. According to this procedure, in the first year, a new airline can only operate domestic flights within Ukraine on at least three routes. In the second year, it can operate domestic scheduled flights and international charter flights. In the third year, it can operate domestic scheduled flights, international charter flights, and international scheduled flights.
According to experts, the proposed procedure is designed for Ukraine's largest airline, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). Smaller airlines typically operate similarly large-capacity aircraft in their fleets. However, since domestic flights are not in high demand, they will be forced to fly half-empty for the first year.
The terms of this procedure also include the introduction of a points-based system for evaluating air carriers. The company with the largest number of employees and the largest number of aircraft will receive the most points. This means that smaller airlines will receive the flights that larger airlines have refused.
As Andriy Guk, a lawyer representing AtlasJet Ukraine, reported on Facebook, the chances of UIA's competitors being assigned routes are practically zero. He also reported that the procedure was registered by the Ministry of Justice despite the fact that public discussions had not yet been completed. Therefore, this procedure will now have to be challenged in court.
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