The largest passenger aircraft in Ukraine, the Boeing 777-300ER, which can carry 531 passengers, has returned to passenger transportation under the Ukrainian flag after a 3-year break.
Since January 23, this airliner, registered UR-AZR, has been part of the fleet of the Ukrainian airline Skyline Express and has already set a record.
According to Katowice Airport, on January 24, a Ukrainian Boeing 777-300ER delivered 524 tourists to the Dominican resort of La Romana. This is the largest number of passengers on a single flight that took off from Katowice Airport and other regional airports in Poland in the entire history of the country. This is the largest number of passengers on a single flight that took off from Katowice Airport and other regional airports in Poland in the entire history of the country.
Until February 2022, the Boeing 777-300ER was operated by the Ukrainian airline Azur Air Ukraine, later renamed Skyline Express, so as not to be associated with the Russian airline Azur Air.
At the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Boeing 777-300ER UR-AZR was at Boryspil Airport and was unable to leave due to the closure of the skies for civilian aircraft. The owners evacuated the aircraft only on December 19, 2023.
In December 2024, the aircraft began to be prepared for commercial flights, and in January 2025 it was returned to its former operator Skyline Express.
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