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Abu Dhabi Airport Expands European Destinations
Abu Dhabi Airport Company (ADAC) announced Ukraine International Airline (UIA) will being flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport to Kiev, Ukraine on 25 September. The twice weekly UIA flights will arrive in Abu Dhabi at 8:30 pm on Mondays and Fridays, and depart for Kiev on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:55 am. The new service is intended to increase passenger traffic between the two cites and provide more convenient timing of passenger transfers to the wider network of onward services provided by Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The UIA flights will take five and one half hours in either direction, operating on a Boeing 737 aircraft with business and economy product classes. UAE and Ukraine already have strong business links, and the new service will build on these ties. Vice President of Airline Marketing for ADAC said it also “allows passengers from Kiev to utilize the fast and efficient transfer facilities at Abu Dhabi International Airport.”
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