KYIV, Feb 15 – A member of Ryanair board Juliusz Komorek confirmed plans earlier announced by Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan to launch flights from Ukraine in autumn 2018.

"This is a real date. I hope this would happen," he said in an interview with Poland's Fly4free publication, adding that changes would be made to the routes announced last year.

Earlier Omelyan said that Ukraine in the final stage of negotiations with Ireland's low cost airline Ryanair.