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| Founded | 2019 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 18 March 2021 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine, Bucharest, Romania | ||||||
| Website | bees.aero | ||||||
Bees Airline is [1] a Ukrainian low-cost airline, which commenced operations in March 2021. [2] Its head office was in Kyiv. [3]
The airline was established in late 2019. The airline received its AOC in March 2021. It operated low cost regular and charter flights from Ukraine to Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Egypt, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Montenegro and Spain [4] with 4 aircraft and planned to increase the fleet size to six aircraft in 2022. [5]
On 29 April 2021, the airline operated its first regular flight: from Kyiv to Yerevan. [6] Due to martial law on the territory of Ukraine and the closure of the airspace of Ukraine, all flights from 24 February 2022 were canceled. [7] The airline's AOC was revoked later in summer 2022 due to the airline not having any aircraft. [8] [1] In 2024, the Bees brand was revived under a Romanian Aviation Certificate (AOC) based in Bucharest, Romania. At the moment, the Ukrainian branch of the Bees brand is suspended until the end of the military conflict in the country and the re-opening of Ukrainian airspace. Bees announced it would launch several scheduled routes from Bucharest, Suceava and Chișinău to destinations in Greece, Italy, Germany and Israel in the summer of 2024, using the Airbus A320 YR-BUZ, unlike the previous business model which relied exclusively on the B737-800.
Bees Airline operated scheduled and charter international and domestic flights to the following destinations: [4]
As of August 2024, Bees Airline operated the following aircraft: [5]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A320 | 2 | 189 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 2 | ||||
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