Ryanair wants to expand ‘aggressively’ in Ukraine, become major investor in country

Low-cost airlines bring obvious benefits to the country that hosts them. Its economy benefits as the flow of tourists grows and competition between local airlines intensifies.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair, the largest in Europe, launched its first routes in Ukraine in 2018 and currently operates from five airports — Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kherson and Lviv.