Russia’s TransClassService (TCS), a Russian private operator of passenger services, sold some of the shares in TC Grand Service Express, a company operating the Grand Express luxury train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, TCS said on Tuesday, according to TASS.
"In view of development of other kinds of railway passenger...
Russia’s passenger airlines will serve 126 million travelers this year, with a lower growth rate figure than last year, but still a sound 9% improvement on 2018, says the latest forecast by Transport Clearing House (TCH), according to Rusaviainsider.com
Russia’s only organization dedicated to the collection of official airline data...
Royal Flight, a Sheremetyevo-based Russian passenger charter carrier, has become the newest operator of the wide-body aircraft Boeing 777 with the delivery of a B777-300ER, which was previously operated by Emirates, Rusaviainsider.com reports.
The aircraft comes re-configured to a two-class layout and includes 14 seats in business class and...
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...
Turkey will again be the number one destination for Russian tourists this summer, the Association of Tour Operators in Russia (ATOR) has said, according to Interfax.
Russian tourists have again decided in favor of Turkey for their vacations, which is seen by a 10%-15% rise in demand for Turkish tourist...
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has kicked off a new codeshare partnership with Vietnam Airlines.
The accord between the two companies will cover both domestic and international programs in Russia and Vietnam and will allow passengers to have an enhanced connectivity between several destinations in both countries, Breaking Travel News reported.
The Aeroflot-Vietnam...
Sri Lanka’s tour operators are slashing hotel rates and pushing promotions in key markets like Russia to woo visitors back to its deserted beaches after deadly Easter bombings battered the island country’s tourism industry, Business Standard reports.
Tourism, an important driver of Sri Lanka’s GDP, tanked after Islamist bombers...
Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) and the governors of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Tver regions announced the signing of an agreement to develop the joint inter-regional tourism project 'Sovereign’s Road', TASS reports. The document was signed at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Authorities hope the new route...
On June 1, Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot, launched regular flights from Sheremetyevo to Marseille. The next day, on June 2, Brussels Airlines launched its first direct flight from Brussels to Moscow. With the latest additions, Sheremetyevo’s route network now includes over 220 destinations.
The Moscow - Marseille route will be...
A number of Russian airports, including Sheremetyevo International Airport, are having their names changed upon orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Independent reported.
Putin has ordered that the three top airports in Moscow are now named after notable citizens. These are the most prominent of 40 new names for airports...
