Ukraine aims to ‘reform’ aviation sector by developing regional airports, building a Europe-Asia hub and attracting LCCs

Ukraine’s minister of infrastructure, Volodymyr Omelyan, has identified the development of regional airports, the attraction of LCCs, and a fair and transparent market for air services as key directions for aviation reform in Ukraine. Omelyan said the strategic goal is to transport Ukraine into an international hub connecting Europe and Asia. He identified projects including the development of a multimodal, international transport hub at Bila Tserkva airport and the reconstruction of Gostomel airfield as holding potential interest to foreign investors. However. it is expected that Ukraine will have a job to try to establish a Europe-Asia hub in competition with the new Istanbul Airport and established gateways in the Gulf. The smaller airports could not undertake such a function and the eastern part of the country is still embroiled in a war. <br/>