Abu Dhabi Airports Company welcomes Ukraine International Airlines to Abu Dhabi International Airport

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About Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC)
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is a public joint-stock company wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. It was incorporated by Amiri Decree number 5, issued on 4 March 2006, to spearhead the development of the Emirate's aviation infrastructure.

In September 2006, Abu Dhabi Airports Company took over responsibility for the operation and management of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain international Airports. In 2008, Abu Dhabi Airports Company added Al Bateen private jet airport, formerly Al Bateen military airbase, and Sir Baniyas and Delma Island Airports to its portfolio. These airports all serve different segments of the marketplace and help contribute to Abu Dhabi's development as a destination for both business and leisure tourism.

Currently under way is the large scale Dhs25bn ($6.8bn) re-development and expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport designed to increase the overall capacity of the airport to more than 20 million passengers per year.

As part of this redevelopment, a second runway and a third terminal have been completed. A new ATC tower and Midfield Terminal Complex will complete the redevelopment within the next few years.

About Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)
Ukraine International Airlines is Ukraine's leading international carrier. Founded in 1992, UIA was one of the first businesses in Ukraine to attract foreign investment.

UIA was the first airline in CIS to introduce Boeing 737 aircraft, to get JAR 145 certification and to be registered by IOSA. Today UIA's fleet consists of 19 modern Boeing 737 aircraft.

The airline connects Ukraine with nearly 3,000 locations of the world, operating scheduled flights to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Helsinki, Dubai, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Tbilisi, Dubrovnik, Nice, Naples, Lvov, Ivano-Frankovsk, Kharkov, Lugansk, Uzhgorod , Chernovtsy, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa and Simferopol. The base airport for UIA is Kiev-Boryspil (KBP).

The shareholdings in Ukraine International Airlines are as follows: State Property Fund of Ukraine - 61.6%, Austrian Airlines - 22.5%, Aer Cap - 6% and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 9.9%. Detailed information about UIA is available at www.flyUIA.com

For more information, please contact the Press Office of Ukraine International Airlines:
Tel/fax: +38 044 238-2697

For more information, please contact:
Press Office, ADAC - Abu Dhabi Airports Company
P.O. Box: 94449, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Telephone:+971 2 635 4452
Fax:+971 2 635 4453