Lviv airport may open in late spring - director general

In the case of an optimistic scenario, Lviv International Airport named after King Danylo Halytskyi may open for air flights in April-May 2025. Among other possible dates for opening the sky is summer. Currently, 5-7 airlines are ready to work in Lviv (within a month after the terminal is launched), as a symbol of strong solidarity with Ukraine. In addition, the government is considering the possibility of opening another airport in western Ukraine - Uzhhorod.

This was stated by the director general of the Lviv International Airport named after Danylo Halytskyi, Tetiana Romanovska, in a comment to the publication Vysokyi Zamok.

"Wizzair, Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, Sky Up, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, LOT are ready to fly from Lviv. Currently, we are talking about the resumption of regular flights from Lviv. Most likely, Sky Up will try to return charter flights. They have a good network of routes in Europe. The same routes are ready to be operated from Lviv. Or from another Ukrainian city. This year, representatives of the airline came to us with communication, conducted their audits. Wizzair representatives conducted their audit last year. They are conducting a preliminary analysis and when there is a decision to open the sky, they come to work with us within three to four days," Tetiana Romanovska said.

According to her, currently travel companies and operators are selling tours to Ukrainians for the summer season from airports in Poland and the EU. At the same time, Romanovska noted that if an airport is opened in Lviv, tour operators will quickly reorient themselves, because it will be more convenient and much cheaper than from the EU.

"We would like the airport to open in the summer, because we understand that the main air traffic falls on holidays, summer and when the day is longer. If this happens in April or May, it will be extremely good for us," Tetiana Romanovska said.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Latvian airline AirBaltic confirmed its readiness to resume regular flights to and from Ukraine as soon as the airspace is opened and all necessary permits are obtained.