State-run enterprise Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv), the country’s largest airport, saw a 2.2-fold rise in net profit in January-September, to 1.026 billion UAH.
The airport said that its net revenue over the period grew by 30%, to 2.446 billion UAH.
As reported, Boryspil Airport in January-September increased its passenger traffic by 16% YoY and by 21% from January-September 2014, to 6.47 million people. In 2016, the airport seeks to service over 8.3 million passengers.
Boryspil Airport Head Yevhen Dykhne said that if there were no large exchange rate fluctuations, the state-run enterprise would see 1.2 billion UAH of net profit, while earlier the airport anticipated that it would post 1 billion UAH in net profit in 2016.
Boryspil airport services over 68% of passenger transportation in Ukraine. It is the only airport in the country servicing long-haul flights. Over 50 airlines fly from the airport on more than 100 routes all over the world. (Interfax/Business World Magazine)
