Ukraine International Airlines is delighted to announce the launch of code-share operations with UK partner British Midland International (bmi), improving access for markets between Ukraine and the UK. Code-share will be available on the following routes:

Kiev – London (LGW) daily

Kiev – Brussels 5 flights per week

Kiev – East Midlands 5 flights per week

Kiev – Edinburgh 5 flights per week

Kiev – Leeds/Bradford 5 flights per week

Reservations and ticket sales are now available for travel commencing 1 April 2011.

“UIA has for many years enjoyed an excellent relationship with bmi”, stated Simon Bundle, UIA Vice President for International Affairs. – It’s only natural to take the next step and deepen this relationship by means of a code-share agreement. This is another first for UIA, as no other Ukrainian air carrier can offer as many destinations to the UK from Kiev”.

Joerg Hennemann, Chief Commercial Officer, bmi, commented:

“This codeshare agreement brings major benefits for bmi customers wanting to fly to the Ukraine, as well as UIA customers connecting to bmi services via Brussels. We are delighted to be working with UIA as we further expand bmi’s global connectivity”.

Visit www.flyUIA.com and www.flybmi.com for more information and to book

Ukraine International Airlines is Ukraine’s leading carrier.
UIA’s fleet consists of 18 modern Boeing 737 aircraft.
The airline connects Ukraine with 35 capitals and key cities of Europe, Asia, Africa and CIS providing connections with destinations of international partner airlines to more than 3000 other cities worldwide.
The base airport for UIA is Kiev Boryspil International airport (KBP).
UIA operates more than 450 international and domestic flights per week from Kiev, Lvov, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkov and Simferopol.
Detailed information about UIA is available at www.flyUIA.com

British Midland International is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world’s leading international hub airports. Across its mainline route network bmi operates to Aberdeen; Addis Ababa; Almaty; Amman; Baku; Basel; Beirut; Belfast City; Bergen; Berlin; Bishkek; Cairo; Casablanca; Damascus; Dammam; Dublin; Edinburgh; Frankfurt; Freetown; Glasgow; Hanover; Jeddah; Khartoum; London Heathrow; Manchester; Marrakech; Moscow Domodedovo; Riyadh; Stavanger; Tbilisi; Tehran; Tripoli; Vienna; and Yerevan.

bmi is a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognised by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award, Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1, bmi , Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAM Airlines, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, Unite d and US Airways. Air India, Avianca-TACA, Copa Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines have been announced as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers 21,000 daily flights to 1,160 airports in 181 countries.