UIA wants to sign amicable agreement with state, paying part of debt to special fund
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), which owes about UAH 300 million to the aviation special fund, wants to sign an amicable agreement with the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure.
According to the press service of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, this is stated in the letter of Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan in response to the request of MP Viktor Chumak, the text of which is attached to the press release.
According to Omelyan, the debts of UIA to the state fund for financing general state expenses for aviation activity and Ukraine's participation in international aviation organizations have already increased to UAH 295.5 million.
"UIA proposes to resolve the dispute with the state by signing an amicable agreement. At the same time, the company offers paying out only UAH 47 million but not the entire amount of the debt," the letter says and notes that the ministry rejects such an offer by the airline.
Omelyan added from March 2016 UIA stopped charging this fee as the UD code from passengers, but tickets did not become cheaper, because UIA recorded collection of these funds from passengers to other payment items.
