OREANDA-NEWS. UIA opened ticket sales for the carrier's new non-stop Kiev - Bangkok - Kiev flights. Tickets are available in Ukraine International Airlines' ticket offices, on UIA official website, as well as in the offices of authorised travel agencies. UIA also offers special ticket fares.

The first non-stop flight is scheduled to be operated on December 7, 2013. New flights en route Kiev (Boryspil International airport) - Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi International airport) - Kiev (Boryspil International airport) will be operated thrice per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with scheduled departure from Kiev at 10:30 p.m. and arrival to Bangkok the following day at 1:30 p.m. local time. Bangkok - Kiev flights will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with scheduled departure from Bangkok at 2:20 a.m. and arrival to Kiev at 7:30 local time.

The flights will be operated on modern Boeing 767-300 aircraft with three-class cabin layout - business, premium economy and economy. Business class cabin will be equipped with comfortable Andromeda produced seats.

To provide economy premium class passengers with additional comfort distance between seat rows will be increased up to 36” (91.44 cm).

Passengers from the cities of Ukraine are provided with an opportunity to purchase a round trip single ticket for UIA-operated domestic flight to Kiev and UIA new non-stop flights en route Kiev - Bangkok. A round trip economy class single ticket price starts from USD 850 (airport taxes not included).

Passengers being Panorama Club members and making use of UIA services are offered a unique opportunity to travel to Bangkok through to February 28, 2014, and accrue increased mileage. Travelling in economy class passengers get 60000 miles, while business class clients receive 90000 miles on their Panorama Club account. UIA economy premium class guests are awarded 10090 miles. Thus, flying with UIA to Bangkok twice they can issue an award ticket for any UIA-operated flight to Europe.

“For UIA the launch of Kiev - Bangkok non-stop scheduled service is a long-awaited and highly responsible step marking the rise of UIA-operated long-haul flights, - noted Sergey Fomenko, UIA Vice President Commerce. - Thanks to special agreements with partner airlines UIA will not only link Kiev and Bangkok but will also be able to “build” the fastest and most convenient air bridge between Ukraine and Far East. Launching Kiev - Bangkok service we provide clients with an opportunity to issue a single ticket for air carriage from Ukraine to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar. Moreover, thanks to three-class cabin layout each passenger can choose the most convenient travel option”.