Ryanair is still selling £24.99 flights to Ukraine despite invasion fears

A budget journey was obtainable to ebook for the day it's believed Russia may ship 130,000 troops over the border to invade (Image: AP / Ryanair)

Funds airline Ryanair remains to be operating flights from London to Kyiv regardless of escalating considerations a battle will escape.

When Metro.co.uk searched on the corporate’s web site simply earlier than publication, a one-way flight to the capital of Ukraine tomorrow was obtainable for as little as £24.99.

A budget journey was obtainable to ebook to fly from Stansted airport at 7.30am on the day US intelligence sources consider Russia may ship 130,000 troops over the border to invade.

Wanting additional forward to the start of March, flights are nonetheless obtainable to ebook for as little as £7.99.

Ryanair planes at present look like departing for Kyiv as soon as a day day-after-day of the week, besides Tuesdays and Thursdays. Return flights appear to have the identical regularity.

One seat for the outbound flight tomorrow was nonetheless obtainable on the £24.99 worth when Metro.co.uk checked the corporate’s web site in the present day.

Stansted Airport can be at present nonetheless itemizing departures to Kyiv on its web site.

Paradoxically that is less expensive than a single direct journey from London Euston to Birmingham New Avenue at across the identical time tomorrow morning, which might value greater than £50 based on the Trainline web site.

One seat on a budget flight was nonetheless obtainable to ebook on the time of publication (Image: Ryanair)

Flights to capital Kyiv are nonetheless operating, based on the Ryanair web site (Image: PA)

A single direct practice from London Euston to Birmingham New Avenue leaving at across the identical time tomorrow was far more costly, as of in the present day (Image: Trainline)

The most recent on the scenario between Russia and Ukraine (Image: Metro.co.uk)

The flights are nonetheless obtainable regardless of the International, Commonwealth and Growth Workplace (FCDO) advising in opposition to all journey to Ukraine, and urging British nationals to depart the nation instantly.

The Authorities web site says: ‘British nationals in Ukraine ought to depart now whereas business means are nonetheless obtainable.

‘Since January 2022, the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine’s borders has elevated the specter of army motion.

‘As a result of rising risk from Russia, the FCDO has taken the choice to briefly withdraw some Embassy workers and their dependants from Kyiv.

‘The Embassy stays open however might be unable to offer in-person consular help. British nationals ought to depart whereas business choices stay.’

Some corporations, equivalent to Dutch airline KLM, have suspended business flights to the previous Soviet Union territory.

Regardless of this, Ukraine has promised to maintain its business airspace open and has pledged round £438 million in direction of this.

However armed forces minister James Heappey on Sunday the RAF would ‘not be able’ to evacuate stranded British folks from the nation if Russia invades.

Though there are fears of invasion tomorrow, the Kremlin mentioned this morning some Russian troops close to the Ukrainian border are returning to their bases after finishing their army drills. This has the potential to de-escalate frictions between Moscow and the West.

Lots of died in 2014 when a Malaysia Airways flight was reportedly hit by a missile fired by Russian rebels over Jap Ukraine.

Ryanair has been approached for remark by Metro.co.uk.

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