Normally, the low-cost airline Wizz Air in Kiev only flies to the inner-city Schuljany Airport. They have a base there, while staying away from the larger, but much more distant Borispil airport. That will change from June 1, 2021.

The offshoot Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will start a non-stop connection to Borispil. The reason for this is not that the lowcoster is now finding the larger airport more attractive, but that the Airbus A321neo aircraft would be subject to restrictions in Shulyany. Therefore, only this route is offered from KBP.

However, it is a temporary solution, because Wizz Air Abu Dhabi wants to offer flights to the capital of the United Arab Emirates from Kiev-Shujany in the future. To do this, the airport has to extend the runway and that is exactly what airport director Denis Kostrzhevsky announced.

Runway 08/26 is to be extended from 2.310 meters to around 2.800 meters. At the same time, the pavement will be completely renewed and a CAT II-ILS approach system will be installed. Kostrzhevsky puts the total cost at around $ 181 million. Due to the construction work, Kiev Schuljany Airport is expected to close for up to nine months in 2023. The use of type A321neo machines should then be possible without any restrictions. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will then relocate the flight offer to the inner-city airport.