Yesterday a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 bound from Tehran to Kiev crashed after takeoff, as the plane lost radar contact while passing through 8,000 feet. All 176 people onboard died, including the 167 passengers and nine crew. The…
My gosh, this is devastating news... A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed early this morning, shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, while bound for Kiev, Ukraine. The flight was operated by a three…
Ukraine International Airlines flies out of Terminal 7 at JFK, which is otherwise primarily used by British Airways. I arrived at JFK on Alaska Airlines at around 10:30PM, so didn't even have to clear security, given that I was arriving and departing…
Welcome to my next trip report, covering a quick round the world trip with travel in Ukraine International business class, Vietnam Airlines business class, Cathay Dragon first class, and Hong Kong Airlines business class. My initial inspiration for this…
Last October, Ukraine International Airlines started charging passengers to print boarding passes at the airport. At the time, economy passengers on domestic and medium-haul international flights who got their boarding passes from the check-in counter…
Hello from Kiev! I just flew Ukraine International Airlines on their brand new (used) 777-200 on the 8hr15min flight from New York, and wanted to share my initial thoughts on the experience. As some of you may remember, I flew UIA’s 767 business class…
As many readers know, I often take trips for the sole purpose of reviewing airlines. After all, that's what I largely write about, and in turn, how I make a living. Oh, and I also really enjoy it. I'm trying to get better about planning these review…
Ukraine International Airlines is improving nicely. I flew the airline a bit over a year ago from Kiev to New York, and the route was operated by one of their extremely outdated 767s. One of the ways that the airline will improve is that they're taking…
Over the past few years I've been making an effort to review as many new business class products as possible (you can find all the reviews in the trip report index). It has been really fun to do so. As much as I enjoy my umpteenth flight in Cathay Pacific…
Last month I wrote about how Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is in the process of taking delivery of some 777s. The airline has four secondhand 777s being delivered next year, all of which previously flew for Asiana. The airline will begin flying…
Last year I flew Ukraine International Airlines from Kiev to New York. The airline has extremely attractive business class pricing to just about all their destinations, which is why I've been so interested in the airline. Well, I wasn't terribly impressed…
On a day to day basis there aren't many decisions I make where I don't consider the implications they have on my mileage accounts. Whether it's earning points by doing online shopping through a mileage portal, or earning bonus points for dining at certain…
Several weeks ago I flew Ukraine International Airlines business class from Kiev to New York, which was... an adventure. The entire experience seemed well intentioned, though it was easily the most uncomfortable transatlantic business class experience…
I've flown most of the world's best airlines, so nowadays I especially like trying new airlines, ones where I really have no clue what to expect. Usually there are already reviews out there about an airline, though UIA's business class was a real mystery…
The bus from the remote stand dropped us off at the transit area of the terminal, which was chaotic. There were massive queues both for people connecting and also for people arriving. They weren't able to print the boarding passes for our flight to New…
Upon boarding we were greeted by two young, cute, chipper flight attendants. UIA has a more traditional intra-Europe business class product, meaning that business class is simply economy with a blocked middle seat. This allows the cabin size to be flexible…
My biggest blog goal for the year has been to review as many new premium cabin airline products as possible. While I started off the year with what I thought was an aspirational list at the time, I've found reviewing new airlines to be so fun that I…
Hello from Kiev! We are (slowly) making our way back from Baku, and are presently luxuriating in the Ukraine International Business class lounge, which the Kiev airport boastfully describes as: "Business lounges of the Boryspil International Airport…
