Failed Ryanair Ukraine deal is a blow to pro-western leadership
It was supposed to be a success for Ukraine’s pro-western leadership: a deal with Ryanair to enter the market with flights to Kiev and the western city of Lviv. It would have helped Ukrainians take advantage of the visa-free travel they were recently granted by the EU — and shown that Ukraine, 3 years on from its pro-democracy revolution, is ready to attract much-needed investment. Instead, the opposite happened. Ryanair last month cancelled its plans, accusing Kiev’s main Boryspil airport of “failure to honour a growth agreement”. In a blow to the authorities, Ryanair’s CCO David O’Brien said that the airport had “demonstrated that Ukraine is not yet a sufficiently mature or reliable business location to invest valuable Ryanair aircraft capacity”. <br/>
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Failed Ryanair Ukraine deal is a blow to pro-western leadership
It was supposed to be a success for Ukraine’s pro-western leadership: a deal with Ryanair to enter the market with flights to Kiev and the western city of Lviv. It would have helped Ukrainians take advantage of the visa-free travel they were recently granted by the EU — and shown that Ukraine, 3 years on from its pro-democracy revolution, is ready to attract much-needed investment. Instead, the opposite happened. Ryanair last month cancelled its plans, accusing Kiev’s main Boryspil airport of “failure to honour a growth agreement”. In a blow to the authorities, Ryanair’s CCO David O’Brien said that the airport had “demonstrated that Ukraine is not yet a sufficiently mature or reliable business location to invest valuable Ryanair aircraft capacity”. <br/>
