RusLine Airlines, one of the leading players in the Russian regional transportation market, is launching the sale of air tickets from Kazan to 7 Russian cities in the autumn-winter period. “Tatarstan is one of the main tourist regions of Russia, and RusLine strives to improve transport accessibility and connect the republic with as many other cities as possible. If in the fall of last year in the route network of the company there were only 4 directions from Kazan, then this year in the autumn-winter schedule RusLine will operate flights to 7 cities of Russia. Further expansion of the route network will allow the regions to establish economic ties, as well as exchange cultural experience and increase tourist attractiveness, ”comments Alexander Krutov, Deputy General Director for Commerce of RusLine Airlines. You can get acquainted with the schedule in detail and purchase tickets on the official website of the airline https://www.rusline.aero/

Since the beginning of October, AZUR air has resumed flights to Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada on Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft. Flights to Sharm el-Sheikh are planned from Astrakhan, Barnaul, Vladivostok, Zhukovsky, Krasnodar, Makhachkala, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, St. Petersburg and Tomsk.

The carrier plans to fly to Hurghada from Makhachkala and St. Petersburg. In November, the airline will expand the program of flights to the resort cities of Egypt from the regions. The schedule will include flights to Sharm el-Sheikh from Arkhangelsk and Surgut. AZUR air plans to deliver passengers to the resorts of Hurghada from Arkhangelsk, Novokuznetsk, Surgut, Tomsk and Khabarovsk.

It should be noted that AZUR air made its first flight under the brand name to Sharm el-Sheikh in December 2014, and from May 1, 2021, the airline began operating flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo. Tickets can be purchased as part of a travel package from the airline's partners.

Air Astana has increased the number of flights from Russia to Kazakhstan. Since October 4, regular flights from Moscow to Nur-Sultan will be operated 5 times a week, and flights on the Moscow - Almaty route will be operated daily.

On October 9, Air Astana will resume its regular flight from St. Petersburg to Nur-Sultan. The flight will be operated once a week on Saturdays. All passengers arriving in Kazakhstan from foreign countries must submit a PCR certificate with a negative test result for COVID-19 (the certificate is considered valid for 3 days from the date of issue of the result until the moment of crossing the border of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

All persons who have received a full course of vaccination against COVID-19 in the Republic of Kazakhstan, upon providing documentary evidence, may not present a PCR certificate with a negative result. According to the decree of the Chief Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.09.2021, passports / certificates / vaccination certificates of citizens of Hungary, Thailand, Mongolia, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Turkey are recognized as valid in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. PCR is not required for citizens of these countries upon presentation of a full vaccination passport.

NordStar Airlines took seventh place in the top ten airlines in the Eastern Europe region, becoming one of the five Russian airlines included in the rating of the British consulting agency Skytrax - the leading global evaluator of the quality of services for airlines and airports. The rating is compiled on the basis of an annual survey of airline passenger satisfaction. Due to the long-term crisis in the global aviation industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic, online voting took place for almost two years: from September 2019 to July 2021.

It was attended by air passengers representing more than a hundred countries. They left 13 million verified reviews. The questionnaires were available in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Russian. The study covered more than 350 airlines around the world. In addition, the airline was included in the additional ranking of the 10 best regional airlines in Europe, ranking eighth among airlines with direct routes to regional centers.

“This is the first time that NordStar has been included in an industry rating of this level. It is a great honor and the highest rating for us to enter the top ten airlines of the Eastern Europe macroregion from Skytrax World Airline Аwards. In the current period, this is not just recognition among a large number of other airlines, but, above all, the result of our tremendous internal work to create a high level of service, comfort and a safe environment for health, which is especially important in today's difficult time ", - said the CEO of NordStar Airlines Leonid Mokhov.

The international integrator of tariff information, ATPCO, and Sirena, a leading Russian supplier of information technologies for the transport industry, announced the expansion of their partnership.

A new level of interaction between ATPCO and Sirena significantly expands the possibilities of using the aviation retail databases Routehappy Rich Content.

The new agreement grants Sirena the right not only to receive Routehappy Rich Content and branding data for its terminal network, but also to redistribute this content in an online channel.

The agreement grants the right to integrate ATPCO content into the new Sirena tool Mixvel, an e-commerce platform for the travel industry that combines all travel services in one tool. At the first stage, Sirena will integrate the Amenities base in Mixvel, which will significantly expand and improve the assortment of aviation onboard retail offered by agencies. The next step will be the introduction of the UTA (benefits and restrictions for tariff consumers in the form of clear and concise content) and UPA (targeted messages, tariffs and visual content from airlines) databases into the system.

Routehappy is an innovative product from ATPCO that allows airlines to deliver targeted information and multimedia content about fares and all services offered on board, as well as facilitating centralized content publishing, distribution and flexible integration into any sales channel. Routehappy media content helps airlines and distribution channels differentiate offerings and simplify the shopping experience by making it more convenient, thereby increasing conversions and customer satisfaction. Routehappy creates a new user experience for travelers, thereby increasing the sale of value-added services.

Standardized solutions will enable airlines to achieve parity across their aviation distribution channels, expand business opportunities and improve sales management efficiency.

The partnership between ATPCO and Sirena will significantly increase the rate of implementation of Routehappy content and the spread of industrial standards for Rich Content and branding to the Russian and CIS markets, as well as create a unique technological basis for a new generation of air ticket sales.

Smartavia will significantly expand the program of flights to sea resorts in Russia within the autumn-winter schedule of 2021-2022. The company will continue to operate regular flights on the main tourist routes - to Sochi, Simferopol and Kaliningrad - even during the low season.

RusLine Airlines, one of the leading players in the Russian regional transportation market, is launching the sale of air tickets from Voronezh to Sochi, Moscow and St. Petersburg.

“Since the end of August, RusLine has been launching the sale of air tickets for the autumn-winter period from Voronezh to the three most popular destinations. Passengers can now book flights with the most comfortable timetable. At the same time, passengers are guaranteed favorable fares for early booking, ”comments Alexander Krutov, Commercial Director of the airline.

Detailed information on flights can be found on the airline's website https://www.rusline.aero/

As part of the implementation of the transport policy of the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Utair continues to expand its route network in the airline's native region.

The autumn-winter schedule includes 15 routes within the Okrug and 38 - from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug to other regions of Russia.

“We are constantly opening direct flights to connect small towns of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug with large administrative centers, and those, in turn, with the regions. Our goal is to ensure maximum transport accessibility of the district so that its residents can fly quickly and economically throughout Russia, "explained Oleg Semyonov, President of Utair - Passenger Airlines.