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Sheremetyevo Airport is preparing in July to resume passenger services in Terminal C, intended for international flights of Aeroflot. According to sources, plans to open in July are currently being discussed, but the final decision will be made shortly. The currently functioning terminal D of the southern terminal complex is no...
S7 Airlines resumes sales tickets from Moscow with the destination in Turkish cities of Antalya and Dalaman. Flights will restart from August 10, the airline says in its press release, TASS writes. "S7 Airlines has opened air tickets sales for scheduled flights of the air carrier from Moscow to Turkish...
After hitting bottom in April, Russian airlines’ traffic surged 28 per cent in May, the country’s aviation authority Rosaviatsiya reports. According to the preliminary data, operational figures for Russia’s five largest passenger carriers, S7 Airlines led the market for the second month in a row, Russian Aviation Insider writes. However, state—owned flag carrier Aeroflot has...
Russia’s federal air transport agency (Rosaviatsiya) said in a preliminary report for April that the number of passengers carried by Russian airlines was up 12.1% year-on-year and stood at 8.97 million, Rosaviainsider.com reports. Russia’s top five airlines experienced good growth in the month, according to the agency’s data. Flag...
The Russian government has ambitious plans to invest around $1.6 billion in the next few years to attract more tourists and become one of the world's top 10 travel destinations. The latest incentives include eased visa restrictions and tours off the beaten track, AFP writes. Nearly 25 million tourists visited...
Sheremetyevo International airport handled approximately 205,000 tonnes of cargo and 21,500 tonnes of mail in the first nine months of 2020, retaining its position as the largest air cargo hub in Russia and is the leader in cargo traffic among the Moscow Air Transportation Cluster airports with a 70.8%...
Russian airlines carried a total of 10.54 million passengers in May, 11.5% more than a year earlier, preliminary data published by the country’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reveals, according to Interfax. Traditionally, national carrier Aeroflot took first place among the Russian carriers in May, with the airline carrying 2.98...
Russia and South Korea are aiming to launch a regular ferry line connecting their major port cities as part of a plan to expand bilateral economic cooperation, according to a report by TASS news agency. “A direct ferry line is to open soon between Pohang and Vladivostok. It will link...
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a directive to resume international air service with Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and the Maldives on a mutual basis, the government’s press service reported on Thursday. "Egypt (Cairo), three flights a week; the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), two flights a week; the...
More details have emerged on Aeroflot Group’s plot regarding its low-cost division Pobeda Airlines. The budget airline is slated to become Russia’s largest carrier by passenger numbers in two years and its 175-strong mixed fleet will be dominated by large Airbus narrow-bodies by 2028, Russian Aviation Insider reported. Scant official information made available after...