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New Europe: Ukraine’s much-maligned national airline to cut 900 jobs, slash long-haul routes

Published May 29, 2020. Updated May 29 at 7:46 am

Planes are parked on the tarmac of Kyiv Boryspil International Airport, 29 kilometers south of Kyiv on April 2, 2020. Ukraine’s main airport has been mostly closed since March 16, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Charter and special repatriation flights have taken place, but international and domestic air travel will not restart before June 15.

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Ukraine International Airline announced on Thursday that it is cutting 900 jobs, or about 35% of its staff due to a major decline in demand amid the coronavirus crisis. Ukraine banned passenger air services in March. Since then, the airline has flown only repatriation flights to bring Ukrainians home from other countries.