Emirates (EK, Dubai International) will suspend its Dubai International to Kyiv Boryspil service with effect from August 1. In a statement, the airline said the move was as a result of the decline in demand for flights to the troubled former Soviet republic.

Last week, the Emirati carrier joined Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International), Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) and Saudia (SV, Jeddah International) in suspending flights to Peshawar in Pakistan after a PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) A310-300, AP-BGN (cn 676), was shot at while on finals to runway 35. The incident left one of the two passengers and two crew hit during the incident dead.