Fifteen flights of Kyiv-based AeroSvit-Ukrainian Airlines were canceled on Monday as a result of a strike by those of its pilots belonging to the Airline Pilots League trade union.
However, the airline has managed to settle all the issues, and the flights were resumed at 2000 on Monday, the company’s spokesman Volodymyr Haidash has said.
The pilots demanded a wage increase, he said.
CJSC AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines was established in 1994. According to the company, currently 62% of its shares belong to Ukrainian owners: the State Property Fund of Ukraine owns 22.3941%, Genaviainvest Ltd. 24.999%, UkrInfoConsult 9.8% and Buro Ltd. 4.8%. Some 38% of the shares belong to Gilward Investments B.V. (the Netherlands).
Its fleet consists of 13 Boeings and one An-148.
In 2008, the air company increased its passenger transportation by 22%, to 2.51 million passengers, performing 29,960 flights.
