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On 29 April 2021, the airline operated its first regular flight: from Kyiv to Yerevan.<ref>http://www.bees-airline.ru/news/ukrainskij-loukoster-bees-airline-svyazal-kiev-s-erevanom/ bees-airline.ru</ref> Due to martial law on the territory of Ukraine and the closure of the airspace of Ukraine, all flights from 24 February 2022 were canceled.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bees.aero/en/news/all-flights-canceled-on-february-24_33 | title=Since February, 24 all flights canceled. &#124; Bees.aero — Fly with us! }}</ref> The airline's AOC was revoked later in summer 2022 due to the airline not having any aircraft.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://inlviv.in.ua/ukraine/ekonomika/ukrayinskyj-loukoster-bees-airline-vtratyv-dozvil-na-poloty | title=Український лоукостер Bees Airline втратив дозвіл на польоти &#124; То є Львів | date=4 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="ch-aviation">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/118141-ukrainian-caa-revokes-bees-airlines-aoc ch-aviation.com - Ukrainian CAA revokes Bees Airline's AOC] 5 August 2022</ref>
On 29 April 2021, the airline operated its first regular flight: from Kyiv to Yerevan.<ref>http://www.bees-airline.ru/news/ukrainskij-loukoster-bees-airline-svyazal-kiev-s-erevanom/ bees-airline.ru</ref> Due to martial law on the territory of Ukraine and the closure of the airspace of Ukraine, all flights from 24 February 2022 were canceled.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bees.aero/en/news/all-flights-canceled-on-february-24_33 | title=Since February, 24 all flights canceled. &#124; Bees.aero — Fly with us! }}</ref> The airline's AOC was revoked later in summer 2022 due to the airline not having any aircraft.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://inlviv.in.ua/ukraine/ekonomika/ukrayinskyj-loukoster-bees-airline-vtratyv-dozvil-na-poloty | title=Український лоукостер Bees Airline втратив дозвіл на польоти &#124; То є Львів | date=4 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="ch-aviation">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/118141-ukrainian-caa-revokes-bees-airlines-aoc ch-aviation.com - Ukrainian CAA revokes Bees Airline's AOC] 5 August 2022</ref>
In 2024, the Bees brand was revived under a Romanian Aviation Certificate (AOC) based in Bucharest, Romania. At the moment, the Ukrainian branch of the Bees brand is suspended until the end of the military conflict in the country and the re-opening of Ukrainian airspace. In the summer of 2024, Bees will launch several scheduled routes from Bucharest, Suceava and Chisinau to destinations in Greece, Italy, Germany and Israel using the Airbus A320 YR-BUZ, unlike the previous business model which relied exclusively on the B737-800.


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Revision as of 14:51, 14 August 2024

Bees Airline
IATA ICAO Call sign
7B/BS UBE/BES FLOWER BEE/SKY BEES
Founded2019
Commenced operations18 March 2021
Operating basesKyiv International Airport (Zhuliany)
Fleet size4
Destinations24
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine, Bucharest, Romania
Websitebees.aero

Bees Airline is[1] a Ukrainian low-cost airline, which commenced operations in March 2021.[2] Its head office was in Kyiv.[3]

History

The airline was established in late 2019. The airline received its AOC in March 2021. It operated low cost regular and charter flights from Ukraine to Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Egypt, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Montenegro and Spain[4] with 4 aircraft and planned to increase the fleet size to six aircraft in 2022.[5]

On 29 April 2021, the airline operated its first regular flight: from Kyiv to Yerevan.[6] Due to martial law on the territory of Ukraine and the closure of the airspace of Ukraine, all flights from 24 February 2022 were canceled.[7] The airline's AOC was revoked later in summer 2022 due to the airline not having any aircraft.[8][1] In 2024, the Bees brand was revived under a Romanian Aviation Certificate (AOC) based in Bucharest, Romania. At the moment, the Ukrainian branch of the Bees brand is suspended until the end of the military conflict in the country and the re-opening of Ukrainian airspace. In the summer of 2024, Bees will launch several scheduled routes from Bucharest, Suceava and Chisinau to destinations in Greece, Italy, Germany and Israel using the Airbus A320 YR-BUZ, unlike the previous business model which relied exclusively on the B737-800.

Destinations

Bees Airline operated scheduled and charter international and domestic flights to the following destinations:[4]

  • Armenia: Yerevan
  • Azerbaijan: Ganja
  • Bulgaria: Varna, Burgas
  • Cyprus: Larnaca
  • Czech Republic: Prague
  • Egypt: Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa-Alam (charter)
  • Georgia: Tbilisi, Batumi
  • Greece: Patras, Heraklion, Rhodes
  • Montenegro: Tivat (charter)
  • Spain: Alicante, Barcelona
  • Turkey: Antalya (charter)
  • Ukraine: Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv-Zhuliany, Lviv, Odesa
  • Uzbekistan: Samarkand

Fleet

Bees Airline Boeing 737-800

As of August 2024, Bees Airline operated the following aircraft:[5]

Bees Airline fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320 2 189
Total 4 2

See also

References

  1. ^ a b ch-aviation.com - Ukrainian CAA revokes Bees Airline's AOC 5 August 2022
  2. ^ "Bees Airline". airlinehistory.co.uk. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Contacts". Bees Airline. Retrieved 2022-03-18. Mailing address Saksaganskogo Street 143A, Kyiv 01032, Ukraine - It links to this map
  4. ^ a b Flightradar24. "Bees Airline (7B/UBE) routes and destinations". Flightradar24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "Bees Airline Fleet Details & History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ http://www.bees-airline.ru/news/ukrainskij-loukoster-bees-airline-svyazal-kiev-s-erevanom/ bees-airline.ru
  7. ^ "Since February, 24 all flights canceled. | Bees.aero — Fly with us!".
  8. ^ "Український лоукостер Bees Airline втратив дозвіл на польоти | То є Львів". 4 August 2022.

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