KIEV, Aug. 16 ??“ The Transport and Communications Ministry has ordered the state aviation service to arrange the additional maintenance checks of pressurization systems of Boeing 737 aircraft belonging by Ukrainian air carriers.

The State Aviation Service is also responsible for operators' compliance with technical requirements, serviceable condition of in-flight air pressurization system. These measures are prompted by the crash of a Cyprian airliner not far from the Greek capital of Athens on Aug. 14, the ministry announced on Tuesday.