Ukraine likely to resume flights in early 2025
Photo: Boryspil may open in early 2025
The first airport in Ukraine may open in 2 months - in January 2025. Most likely, it will be Kyiv Boryspil Airport, says Crispin Allison, senior partner at Marsh McLennan, an insurance brokerage.
He states that they are likely prepared for these political decisions, contingent on air protection. He mentions they are fortunate to have five or six airlines interested in beginning operations as early as January, adding that this would depend on the deployment of air defense systems.
Allison notes that Lviv is only a 7-minute flight from Poland. According to him, Lviv is now much safer than Tel Aviv.
He remarks that Boryspil had originally been their idea, acknowledging it might cause some resentment.
According to him, the amount of insurance for Boeing alone is three-quarters of a billion dollars. He says that, in his view, the aviation market, unlike the maritime market, is accustomed to military risks.
At the same time, Allison notes that the aviation sector is highly regulated in terms of wartime risks.
Skies opening
In October, Ukraine presented a roadmap for opening airspace under martial law. Oleksii Dubrevskyi, CEO of Boryspil International Airport, and Tetiana Romanovska, CEO of Danylo Halytskyi Lviv International Airport, spoke about the readiness of the airports.
There has been a lot of talk in the past about the possibility of opening an airport in Ukraine. In particular, the possibility of opening Lviv airport following the example of the grain corridor was discussed. The government has stated that there are different scenarios at the level of plans regarding the number of airports that could be opened in Ukraine.
Marsh McLennan is a global professional services company headquartered in New York City, engaged in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting.
