Bees Airlines files for bankruptcy

Ukraine's Commercial Court of Kyiv has opened bankruptcy proceedings against Biz Airline LLC, the operator of Bees Airline,
Bees Airline, a local airline launched out of Kyiv in 2021, received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) in March 2021 and ran its first flight in May of the same year with the goal of expanding low-cost flights from Ukraine to various capitals in Eastern and Central Europe.

Start-up Bees Airlines secures AOC

 

Ukrainian start-up Bees Airlines has received its AOC on 15 March and is preparing to launch operations soon. The airline will fly out of Kiev-Zhuliany Airport and initially will serve Sharm el Sheikh and Marsa Alam.

Bees Airlines recently took delivery of its first two B737-800s. UR-UBA (29662), currently at Woensdrecht for maintenance and painting, and UR-UBB (29696), which is currently at Kiev. Both aircraft are leased via Aviation Capital Group and are former Ukraine International Airlines. By May, the airline hopes to have four B737-800s in the fleet and serve more (tourist) destinations.

Illustration by Bees Airlines.
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