KHARKIV, March 26 – Ryanair, the largest low cost airline in Europe, plans to launch seven new routes in Ukraine in 2019, Ryanair Sun Chief Executive Michal Kaczmarczyk has said.

Of the seven new routes, five will be from Kyiv, and two from Kharkiv. Ryanair plans to link Ukraine with 11 countries and 24 cities. Ryanair also plans to transport 1.4 million passengers a year. As a result of the airline's activity, more than 1,000 jobs will be created, Kaczmarczyk said at a press conference in Kharkiv on Tuesday.