Ukraine International Airlines
Airline info
On-time performance and safety record
** AIRLINERATINGS SAFETY RATING is based on a comprehensive analysis of crash and pilot related serious incident data combined with audits from the world’s aviation governing body ICAO and leading association, IATA, along with the latest COVID-19 compliance data. Each airline has the potential to earn a maximum of seven stars. See also www.airlineratings.com
*** COVID-19 SAFETY RATING takes into consideration seven factors for each airline: COVID-19 website information and instructions, social distancing on boarding, Flight Attendant personal protection equipment, face masks compulsory, meal service modified, passenger sanitizer kit, deep clean of aircraft. Each airline has the potential to earn a maximum of seven stars. See also www.airlineratings.com
Based in Kyiv, UIA flies a long range-network that reaches as far as North America and East Asia, while the medium-haul includes the Middle-East, Norths Africa and Europe. Economy Class on its Boeing 767-300 features a 2+4+2 cross-section, meaning 8 seats insteda of the usual 7, thus the very narrow seats in the cabin. It never had any fatal accident since its formation in 1992, but on January 8, 2020 one of its B737-800, operating flight PS752 from Teheran to Kyiv, was shot down by an Iranian army missile a few seconds after take-off and all onboard lost their lives. (Photo Wikimedia Commons / Oyoyoy)
- - 5 STARS: Awarded to airlines achieving a very high, overall quality performance. It recognizes high standards of onboard product together with consistent and excellent standards of staff service across airport and cabin environments
- - 4 STARS: Awarded to airlines that deliver a good overall quality performance and provide good product standards across different travel cabins
- - 3 STARS: Awarded to airlines delivering a fair quality performance equating to the industry 'average' of acceptable product and service standards
- - 2 STARS: Shows airlines delivering a lower total quality performance, in some instances below the industry average across many rating categories
- - 1 STAR: Represents a poor quality of product delivered across the assessment sectors
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