Odessa International Airport Part 2: Traffic profile, hub connections and airport privatisation

Odessa International Airport (OIA) is business-oriented, with limited exposure to low cost airlines, but it represents a city-region that retains a robust and multi-faceted economy. A modernisation project has been delayed but the first part of it should be completed in 2016, thus giving it the opportunity to compete directly with the much larger airport at the capital, Kiev.

This two part report examines Odessa International Airport by way of several sets of metrics, looks at the airports that are rivals to it, at its construction activities and its convoluted ownership.

Part 1 looked at the region's history and economic background. Part 2 reviews the airline market characteristics and issues around expanding the airport.