Russia’s Azur Air to start first flights to Europe
EASA has granted a single air safety authorisation to Russian charter carrier Azur Air, which starts its first scheduled flights to Europe this summer. The third-country operator (TCO) certificate allows to non-EU carriers to operate flights to 28 EU countries as well as Norway, Switzerland, Ireland and Lichtenstein. Azur Air plans to launch 3X-weekly Krasnodar-Barcelona and Rostov on Don-Barcelona flights, as well as weekly Moscow-Bangkok service in the IATA 2016 summer season. The airline was created from former UTair Airline subsidiary Katekavia that was sold in 2015. Its fleet comprises 14 aircraft, comprising 9 Boeing 757-200s and 5 767-300s. In 2015, Azur Air carried 2.4m passengers on 9,500 flights. <br/>
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Russia’s Azur Air to start first flights to Europe
EASA has granted a single air safety authorisation to Russian charter carrier Azur Air, which starts its first scheduled flights to Europe this summer. The third-country operator (TCO) certificate allows to non-EU carriers to operate flights to 28 EU countries as well as Norway, Switzerland, Ireland and Lichtenstein. Azur Air plans to launch 3X-weekly Krasnodar-Barcelona and Rostov on Don-Barcelona flights, as well as weekly Moscow-Bangkok service in the IATA 2016 summer season. The airline was created from former UTair Airline subsidiary Katekavia that was sold in 2015. Its fleet comprises 14 aircraft, comprising 9 Boeing 757-200s and 5 767-300s. In 2015, Azur Air carried 2.4m passengers on 9,500 flights. <br/>
