Russian charter Azur Air to start scheduled flights
Russian aviation authorities have granted charter carrier Azur Air designations for its first international scheduled services. The airline is now able to operate up to 3X-weekly Krasnodar-Barcelona and Rostov on Don-Barcelona flights and weekly Moscow-Bangkok service. Azur Air plans to launch the scheduled flights in IATA 2016 summer season using all possible frequencies, the carrier said. It will fly a Boeing 767 on the Moscow-Bangkok route and the 757 on routes to Spain. “Launch of scheduled flights is a new step of company development. We understand that scheduled [service] is becoming crucial for package tours. The carrier is also trying to follow another travel market trend—the travellers’ needs to organise the trips themselves,” Azur Air DG Mikhail Kritsky said. <br/>
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Russian charter Azur Air to start scheduled flights
Russian aviation authorities have granted charter carrier Azur Air designations for its first international scheduled services. The airline is now able to operate up to 3X-weekly Krasnodar-Barcelona and Rostov on Don-Barcelona flights and weekly Moscow-Bangkok service. Azur Air plans to launch the scheduled flights in IATA 2016 summer season using all possible frequencies, the carrier said. It will fly a Boeing 767 on the Moscow-Bangkok route and the 757 on routes to Spain. “Launch of scheduled flights is a new step of company development. We understand that scheduled [service] is becoming crucial for package tours. The carrier is also trying to follow another travel market trend—the travellers’ needs to organise the trips themselves,” Azur Air DG Mikhail Kritsky said. <br/>
