Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) from May 20 launched a direct regular flight between Lviv and Tel-Aviv, the airline said in a press release.

"UIA flights connecting Lviv and Tel-Aviv will be serviced from May 20 to September 16, 2015 once a week on Wednesdays. Departure from Lviv is at 14:40 and arrival to Tel-Aviv is at 21:00 local time. Departure from Tel-Aviv is at 22:00 and landing in Lviv at 01:30 local time," reads the report.

Boeing 737 and Embraer 190 with economy and business classes will service the flights. The price of a round trip economy class ticket is from UAH 6,561 from Lviv and from $321 from Tel-Aviv.

In summer the airline plans to launch flights from Lviv to Odesa, Rome, Bologna and Madrid.

UIA was founded in 1992. It is the largest Ukrainian airline. Its hub airport is Boryspil (Kyiv). The UIA fleet consists of 32 aircraft, including 28 medium-haul and four long-haul airplanes.