New aircraft and 4 thousand flights - how many passengers and where was transported by the Ukrainian airline SkyUp during the war

Video of the day all flights are made outside Ukraine, so that the Ukrainian airspace has been closed from the moment of the Russian invasion. The air carrier reminded that in February he suggested other airlines to take SkyUp aircraft in wet leasing (rental of the aircraft along with the crew). "During this period, we have concluded contracts on wet leasing with nine companies, with five of which we continue to cooperate today," SkyUp said.

In addition, in March, according to the repatriation program, 21 evacuation flight was made on the route of Chisinau-Tel Aviv. 2835 refugees went to Israel. In the first months of the war, the planes of the company transported about 112 tons of humanitarian cargo. In August, the SkyUp Airlines Air Park was replenished with Boeing 737-800 for 189 seats. "Thus, today our fleet consists of two Boeing 737-700 and ten Boeing 737-800," - say in the airline.

In Antalya (Turkey), SkyUp opened a linear service from Sky-Stream aircraft maintenance, which is currently servicing exclusively by the company fleet. "As of August 31, 2022, about 80% of SkyUp staff partially or full -time employees," SkyUp reported. The company continues to search for partners who are ready to cooperate on wet leasing conditions.

SkyUp Airlines aircraft are available for flights in any part of the world, except for the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the territories where hostilities are underway. In 2021, the company made 16 133 flights and transported 2. 57 million passengers (+106% compared to 2020). In July, it became known that SkyUp Airlines will create a subsidiary on Malta with the working name SkyUp Europe.