Ukraine's SkyUp Airlines Seeks Winter Wet Lease Partners To Continue Operating
乌克兰廉价航空公司寻求冬季湿租赁合作伙伴继续运营
Despite the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war preventing operations within its home country, SkyUp has found a new niche in providing wet leases to airlines across Europe. After a busy summer season, the Ukrainian low-cost carrier is looking for new partners through the winter.
尽管持续的俄乌战争阻止了在其本国的运营，但乌克兰廉价航空公司在向欧洲各地的航空公司提供湿租赁方面找到了新的利基。在繁忙的夏季之后，这家乌克兰低成本航空公司正在寻找新的合作伙伴度过冬季。
Wet lease for a cause
湿租赁的原因
During the summer, SkyUp announced it would partner with several airlines, with three of its aircraft heading to Corendon Airlines, two to Smartwings, and one each to Wizz Air, Tailwind Airlines, and Freebird Airlines. The airline’s striking orange and white jets have since been spotted covering 227 short and medium-haul routes, carrying a total of 619,527 passengers.
今年夏天，乌克兰廉价航空公司宣布将与几家航空公司合作，其中三架飞机将飞往科伦登航空公司，两架飞往Smartwings，Wizz Air、Tailwind Airlines和Freebird Airlines各一架。该航空公司引人注目的橙色和白色喷气式飞机已被发现覆盖227条短程和中程航线，共搭载619，527名乘客。
As airlines begin gearing up for the winter travel season, SkyUp is looking for new partners to continue operations in support of Ukraine. The carrier is open to working with airlines worldwide, bar Russia, Belarus, and regions impacted by ongoing conflicts.
随着航空公司开始为冬季旅行季节做准备，乌克兰廉价航空公司正在寻找新的合作伙伴来继续支持乌克兰。除了俄罗斯、白俄罗斯和受持续冲突影响的地区，该航空公司愿意与全球航空公司合作。
“By leasing our aircraft, you’re not simply providing much-needed capacity to the airline and people from Ukraine, but also giving the Ukrainian aviation industry a chance to survive and recover,” SkyUp wrote in a social media post.
乌克兰廉价航空公司在一篇社交媒体帖子中写道：“通过租赁我们的飞机，这不仅为航空公司和乌克兰人提供了急需的运力，也给了乌克兰航空业一个生存和复苏的机会。”
Between February and September 2022, SkyUp performed 4,219 flights for its wet lease partners, around half its capacity compared to the same period in 2021.
2022年2月至9月期间，乌克兰廉价航空公司为其湿租赁合作伙伴执行了4219次航班，约为2021年同期运力的一半。
“We’re ready to do much more,” the carrier added.
“我们准备做得更多，”该航空公司补充说。
Continuing service
持续服务
In 2021, SkyUp ranked as one of Ukraine’s busiest airlines, carrying 2.57 million passengers. Plans for continued expansion in 2022 were put on hold in mid-February after the carrier’s aircraft lessor barred operations in Ukrainian airspace amid political tensions.
2021年，乌克兰航空公司成为乌克兰最繁忙的航空公司之一，运送了257万名乘客。在政治紧张局势下，该航空公司的飞机出租人禁止在乌克兰领空运营后，2022年继续扩张的计划在2月中旬被搁置。
The carrier was able to bounce back quickly, shifting its focus away from scheduled operations and diversifying its revenue sources to include charter, cargo, and wet leasing. In the weeks following the outbreak of the war, SkyUp notably operated a series of evacuation flights between Chisinau and Tel Aviv, ferrying 2,835 passengers back to Israel.
该航空公司能够迅速反弹，将重点从预定运营转移到收入来源多样化，包括包机、货运和湿租赁。在战争爆发后的几周内，乌克兰航空公司在基希讷乌和特拉维夫之间运营了一系列疏散航班，将2835名乘客运送回以色列。
SkyUp transported around 112 tonnes of humanitarian cargo, distributing medicine, personal care products, and baby essentials to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova and Ukraine. In the process, the carrier teamed up with Suceava Airport in Romania, offering the possibility of chartered cargo services.
乌克兰航空公司运输了大约112吨人道主义货物，向摩尔多瓦和乌克兰的乌克兰难民分发药品、个人护理产品和婴儿必需品。在此过程中，该航空公司与罗马尼亚的Suceava机场合作，提供包机货运服务的可能性。
Growing fleet
不断增长的车队
In August, SkyUp took delivery of an additional Boeing 737-800 from Irish aircraft lessor Avolon, bringing its Boeing 737NG fleet up to 12. SkyUp currently operates a mix of 10 -800 variants and two reduced-capacity -700s. SkyUp holds orders for five Boeing 737 MAX jets, including the 8 and 10, with options for five more MAX aircraft, though no delivery timeline has been announced.
8月，SkyUp从爱尔兰飞机出租商Avolon那里接收了一架额外的波音737-800，使其波音737NG机队达到12架。SkyUp目前运营10-800种型号和两种容量降低的-700。SkyUp持有五架波音737 MAX喷气式飞机的订单，包括8和10，以及另外五架MAX飞机的选项，但尚未宣布交付时间表。
The carrier has retained 1,500 employees through the conflict, including 408 flight attendants and 204 pilots. As of August 31, around 80% of its employees are “partially or fully employed,” though the carrier intends to restore its capacity in full.
该航空公司在冲突中保留了1500名员工，包括408名空乘人员和204名飞行员。截至8月31日，约80%的员工“部分或全部就业”，尽管该航空公司打算完全恢复其运力。
What carriers would you like to see partner with SkyUp? Let us know in the comments.
您希望哪些运营商与SkyUp合作？请在评论中告诉我们。
Source: Aviacionline
来自：航空联线
