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25.10.2015

Ukrainian sanctions stop air connection with Russia

Russia and Ukraine will completely terminate all air connections with each other as of October 25 following Ukraine’s decision to close its airspace to all Russian aircraft, including direct and transit flights. Astonishment and disbelief was the Kremlin’s first reaction. "Judging from experience…

23.10.2015

Russian transport minister: Only Aeroflot can fill gap after Transaero goes away

Only Aeroflot can close the gap in international flights after Transaero goes away, Russia’s Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov said on Friday. "The most important now, when the license is canceled and the company [Transaero] will not make its flights, all our aviation market will be incompetitive in…

21.10.2015

Aeroflot temporarily authorized to fly Transaero’s 56 international routes

The Russian Ministry of Transport temporarily authorized Aeroflot to fly at 56 international routes of Transaero airline, the ministry said on Wednesday. "The decision was made to issue a temporary authorization to Aeroflot group of companies for 56 out of 156 international routes of Transaero for the…

21.10.2015

Transaero operator certificate to be canceled from October 26

Transaero airline operator certificate will be canceled from October 26, Russia’s Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Wednesday in the interview with Channel One Russia. "The decree on revoking Transaero operator certificate from October 26, 2015, was signed this morning," Sokolov said. On October…

16.10.2015

Putin urges fulfilling all obligations to Transaero passengers

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged carriage of all passengers of Transaero and solving the problem of employment of the airline’s employees. "First of all I would like to say that it is necessary to fulfill all obligations to passengers," he said at a cabinet meeting. He added that the majority…

16.10.2015

Aeroflot says it is yet to carry 230,000 passengers of Transaero until December 15

Russia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot will carry 230,000 passengers with tickets of Transaero airline by December 15, Vitaly Saveliev, general director of Aeroflot, said in an interview with the Russia 24 TV channel. "Approximately 230,000 people (are yet to be carried — TASS) including those of Biblio…

16.10.2015

Transaero cancels 76 flights for October 16 — Aeroflot

Transaero airline cancels 76 flights for 16 October, Aeroflot press service said Thursday. "All other Transaero flights on October 16 are provisionally scheduled to fly as per timetable. If additional flights are cancelled, notification will be provided by the Transaero call center. Passengers on cancelled…

16.10.2015

Kremlin: Obliging officials to fly national airlines in line with world practice

Putin’s instruction that Russian government officials should fly domestic airlines if they go on business trips is in line with world practice, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists commenting reports that the head of state had signed a decree obliging officials travelling on business trip…

07.10.2015

Aeroflot to transport Transaero passengers on international flights until October 5

Holders of Transaero tickets for international flights will be transported through October 5, Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev told journalists Friday. "Transportation of passengers from abroad does not stop on October 5 until all the passengers are transferred. As for the tickets purchased as part of the…

07.10.2015

Russian minister says bankruptcy is the only option for Transaero air carrier

The bankruptcy of the Transaero airline was the only possible way to solve the issue with the company, Russia’s Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev said Friday it the International Investment Forum Sochi 2015. "The search for other options has not led to positive results, we believe that this…

07.10.2015

Source: Transaero airline’s debt to Sberbank stands at $91 million

Russian airline Transaero’s debt to the country’s largest state-owned lender Sberbank stands at six billion rubles (over $91 million), a source close to the bank told TASS. "Transaero’s debt to Sberbank stands at six billion rubles," the source said. "But the debt does not include capital leasing arrears."…

06.10.2015

Decision made for Transaero to go bankrupt

The decision of the Russian Government on Transaero’s bankruptcy will create problems for VEB Leasing as one of major lessors of the airline, a source in the aviation industry told TASS on Thursday. "The decision of the government will create problems with VEB Leasing as one of major Transaero’s lessors,"…

02.10.2015

Seven international destinations authorized for Russia's Pobeda lowcoster — source

The interdepartmental commission on international flights authorizations under the Russian Ministry of Transport approved seven international routes for Pobeda lowcoster [Aeroflot’s subsidiary - TASS], a source close to the airline told TASS on Tuesday. "The interdepartmental commission approved issue…

02.10.2015

Charter programs from St. Petersburg reduced by 40%

The commercial director of "Northern Capital Gateway" (VVSS controls "Pulkovo") Eugene Ilyin said to reporters on Friday, that in the coming autumn-winter season the frequency of flights to Frankfurt, Stockholm, Berlin, Vienna, Dusseldorf, Munich is reduced. "For 8 months of 2015, the number of charter…

30.09.2015

Aeroflot cannot buy Transaero: shareholders of Transaero failed to collect the required shares

Shareholders of Transaero airline thwarted term of the offer to repurchase by Aeroflot 75% + 1 share for 1 ruble. According to Kommersant newspaper, the owners have not been able to gather the necessary shares. One of the reasons the sources of "Kommersant" believe that 25% of "Transaero" are pledged…

30.09.2015

Pobeda airline was denied admission to flights to 15 countries

Low-cost airline Pobeda (100% "daughter" of Aeroflot) refused to access for flights to 15 countries, according to the materials of the Federal Air Transport Agency. Thus, the company was denied the complex admission, which includes the following countries: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Spain, Israel, Italy,…

30.09.2015

Visa cards will work normally in Russia after October 1

Cards of Visa international payment system will work normally in Russia after October 1, press service of Visa told TASS on Monday. "We confirm Visa cards in Russia will work in normal way after October 1, 2015," Visa’s representative said. The company sent a notice to banks last week regarding the need…

28.09.2015

US and Russia account for a third of all non-EU tourism nights in the EU

In the European Union (EU), tourism is above all an internal affair. Nearly 90% of tourism nights in the EU are spent by EU residents, meaning that tourists from outside the EU account for only around 10% of the total. And when travelling, EU residents spent almost 85% of their tourism nights within…

28.09.2015

Putin proposes to create single registry of travel agencies to rid market of scams

The creation of a single registry for travel agencies will make the market more transparent, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the presidium of the State Council on the development of tourism on Monday. He stressed that "the need to ensure the reliability and transparency of travel…

28.09.2015

The government of Russia announced schedule of public holidays in 2016. Travel companies can start planning tour packages for New Year

On Saturday, the Russian government approved the schedule of public holidays and days of vacation in 2016, according to the official website of the ministry. In January 2016, the Russians will have ten days off to celebrate the New Year and Christmas from 1 to 10 January. In February Russian tourists…

Ukrainian sanctions stop air connection with Russia

Russian transport minister: Only Aeroflot can fill gap after Transaero goes away

Aeroflot temporarily authorized to fly Transaero’s 56 international routes

Transaero operator certificate to be canceled from October 26

Putin urges fulfilling all obligations to Transaero passengers

Aeroflot says it is yet to carry 230,000 passengers of Transaero until December 15

Transaero cancels 76 flights for October 16 — Aeroflot

Kremlin: Obliging officials to fly national airlines in line with world practice

Aeroflot to transport Transaero passengers on international flights until October 5

Russian minister says bankruptcy is the only option for Transaero air carrier

Source: Transaero airline’s debt to Sberbank stands at $91 million

Decision made for Transaero to go bankrupt

Seven international destinations authorized for Russia's Pobeda lowcoster — source

Charter programs from St. Petersburg reduced by 40%

Aeroflot cannot buy Transaero: shareholders of Transaero failed to collect the required shares

Pobeda airline was denied admission to flights to 15 countries

Visa cards will work normally in Russia after October 1

US and Russia account for a third of all non-EU tourism nights in the EU

Putin proposes to create single registry of travel agencies to rid market of scams

The government of Russia announced schedule of public holidays in 2016. Travel companies can start planning tour packages for New Year

Over 6.4 million Russians will spent the vacation abroad this summer

Armenia is creating an all-in-one app for wine tourism

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