In winter, it will be possible to fly to Crimea from regions of the Russian Federation only through Moscow
Moscow - Simferopol, September 6 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - Officials plan to allocate 400 million rubles. subsidies for flights to Simferopol from Moscow and St. Petersburg in the low season. Those wishing to fly to Simferopol from the regions will have only one option - to fly with a transfer in Moscow.
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Subsidies should reduce ticket prices. Now “the minimum price for a one-way ticket for Aeroflot is 4 thousand rubles, for Red Wings it is 6 thousand rubles,” Kommersant reports.
Only an airline whose fleet consists exclusively of Russian-made aircraft will be able to receive subsidies. Currently, only Red Wings and Grozny Avia meet this requirement. The Red Wings fleet consists of eight Tu-204-100s, the Grozny Avia fleet consists of eight Yak-42Ds. The Deputy Minister noted that the issue of replenishing the Red Wings fleet with Il-96-300 aircraft, as well as Tu-204SM aircraft, is currently being considered.
A source close to Red Wings explained that the company plans to maintain daily flight frequency to Simferopol, even “despite the low season.” But the publication’s interlocutor said that now the fixed quota of subsidized seats on each flight is 60 passengers. “We need to increase it,” he says. A source at Grozny Avia said that the company will “unequivocally qualify” for government subsidies. The carrier already operates charter flights from Moscow to Simferopol. During the low season, you can fill a plane with a smaller capacity “much faster.”
The head of the analytical service “Airport” Oleg Panteleev believes that with the end of the high season, flights from the regions to Crimea may decrease significantly. Those wishing to fly to Simferopol from the regions will have only one option - to fly with a transfer in Moscow. The flow of officials and transit through Moscow and St. Petersburg will be able to partially compensate for the reduced demand.
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