Hubs Kharkiv Airport Founded 1923 | Headquarters Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
Ceased operations 1929 (merged into Dobrolet) Destinations Odesa, Kyiv, Moscow and Rostov-on-Don Hub Kharkiv International Airport | ||
Ukrpovitroshliach (Ukrainian Society of Airways, Ukrains'kyi povitrianyi shliakh' ) was an airline based in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR during the interbellum. It operated scheduled domestic (USSR) services. It was the first civil aviation company of Ukraine.
History
Founded on June 1, 1923 Ukrpovitroshliach began operating on April 15, 1925 when it offered service from Kharkiv to Odesa and Kyiv. From June 15, 1925 the company also offered flights to Moscow and Rostov-on-Don, completing its network centered on Kharkiv.
Ukrpovitroshliach was the second scheduled airline ever in the Soviet Union (after Deruluft).
By 1928, Ukrpovitroshliach was carrying more than 3,000 passengers a year. But, the Soviet central government's "Five-Year Plan" called for all air service in the Soviet Union to be controlled by one government agency. In 1929, Ukrpovitroshliach was absorbed into the newly formed national airline Aeroflot (along with the other Soviet operators -- Zakavia and Deruluft).