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"Judicial Reform": Groysman Says Court Decision on SkyUp License "Makes No Sense"
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman instructed Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan to look into the situation regarding the court decision to revoke the license of the airline SkyUp and to ensure its operation within the rule of law.
Groysman said this during a government meeting on Wednesday, 12 June, a correspondent for Ukrinform reports.
“Volodymyr Volodymyrovych, I ask and direct you to investigate within the bounds of the law, protect the company’s customers, and do everything so that, at a high level of safety and within the law, the company continues to operate,” Groysman said, addressing Omelyan.
He added that he does not want to influence Ukrainian courts, but sometimes they make decisions that “make no sense.”
“I do not want to influence Ukrainian courts, but sometimes certain individuals within the judicial system make decisions that simply make no sense. The judge of the Baryshivka District Court suspended the license of one of Ukraine’s airlines (SkyUp - ed.). Respecting the judicial branch, I want to say that some individuals have a clear conflict with common sense and with Ukrainian legislation,” Groysman said.
He also asked the Ministry of Justice to prepare a personal letter regarding all similar cases to all judicial authorities responsible for this, so that each case would be reviewed. In addition, he asked the Ministry of Justice to prepare a letter about such cases addressed to the President of Ukraine. In turn, Omelyan said that the ministry had already developed a mechanism that will allow the airline to operate without any stress for passengers or the company itself. “We believe what is happening now is a clear attempt to interfere with the established mechanism of free competition. It is also an attempt to return to aviation monopoly. I think this is unacceptable and we will preserve low airfares and a large number of flights,” Omelyan said.
As Ukrinform reported, the Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp Airlines began flights in May 2018. The company has repeatedly reported delays or cancellations of flights. 25 May 2019 it became known that the Baryshivka District Court of Kyiv region had decided to suspend the license for conducting commercial activity of passenger air transportation of LLC "Airline SkyUp" (SkyUp Airlines). In turn, the carrier appealed in June to the Kyiv Region Court of Appeal and is currently awaiting the court’s decision. 12 June Omelyan also stated that the decision of the Baryshivka District Court of Kyiv region to suspend SkyUp Airlines’ license is invalid, since such decisions are within the competence of administrative courts only.
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