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A list of 39 Russian airlines operating in 2020 that operate scheduled, charter and subsidized flights. The sections on airlines contain only the most important and useful information: search for airline tickets, promotions, news, popular destinations, ticket and baggage rates, as well as passenger reviews.

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Avrora Airlines, a Russian regional airline based in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, is part of the Aeroflot group of companies. Last year, Aurora Airlines carried 1.3 million passengers and took 12th place in Russia in terms of traffic.

Airline Azimuth (Azimuth) - a new private Russian airline, created in Rostov-on-Don. The airline operates domestic flights to the south, and also connects the south and center of Russia. Azimut plans to open flights to Europe in the near future.

Azur Air (Azur Air) is a Russian charter airline that operates flights to international tourist destinations from 32 cities of Russia. Azur Air is one of the 10 largest Russian airlines. 2.3 million passengers annually use the services of an air carrier.

Alrosa Airlines is a Russian regional airline operating flights to Yakutia, scheduled and charter flights across Russia, and charter international flights to Asia, Europe and the CIS. Alrosa Airlines is a subsidiary of the diamond mining company of the same name. The airline transports about 1.08 million passengers annually.

Angara is a Russian regional airline established in 2000. It performs regular and charter flights in the Irkutsk region, Siberia and the Russian Far East. Angara is the main air carrier of the Irkutsk Oblast Government and is also part of Eastland Group of Companies, the largest tour operator in Eastern Siberia. It carries about 130 thousand passengers a year.

Aeroservice is a Russian regional airline, established in 2010. It performs regular passenger flights to the cities of the Trans-Baikal Territory of Russia, as well as search, ambulance flights and aerial surveys. The route network consists of 13 destinations.

Aeroflot - Russian Airlines is the national carrier of Russia: the share of completed flights is 47% of domestic and 37% of international flights. Aeroflot is a premium airline and the only one in Russia that received 5 stars according to the prestigious SkyTrax rating. The airline has a large route network: there are 350 scheduled flights on the schedule. The airline transports 26 million people annually.

Vologda Airlines is a Russian regional airline established in 1928. It carries out passenger, cargo, rescue flights, as well as for servicing gas and oil pipelines. The airline’s route network is small, covering 5 cities.

Gazprom Avia is a Russian corporate airline, established in 1995. It performs regular and charter cargo and passenger flights throughout Russia, to the countries of Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Australia. Gazprom Avia also carries out business, rescue, reconnaissance and shift operations. The airline owns 3 Russian airports: Ostafyevo, Bovanenkovo \u200b\u200band Yamburg. Gazprom Avia carries over 250 thousand passengers a year.

Globus is a Russian airline established in 2008. Air carrier Globus is a member of the S7 Group. It performs regular and charter flights in Russia, to the CIS countries and Europe. The airline cooperates with travel agencies, so many flight routes depend on the tourist seasons.

Izhavia Airlines is a Russian regional state carrier operating regular and charter flights from Izhevsk to Russia and the CIS countries. The airline is the property of the government of Udmurtia. The services of Izhavia are used by 300 thousand people a year.

IrAero Airlines is a Russian regional airline that operates scheduled and charter flights from Irkutsk to the cities of Russia, neighboring countries and China. The airline services are used by 200 thousand passengers a year.

Airline iFly (“Ai Fly”) is a Russian charter air carrier. Performs flights for tour operators Tez Tour and Tui. According to last year’s results, iFly transported 401 thousand passengers.

Komiaviatrans is a Russian regional airline, established in 1998. It performs passenger, cargo, rescue flights in the Komi Republic, as well as in large cities of Russia. The airline’s route network is small, covering settlements in hard-to-reach areas. The airline owns 7 airports in the Komi Republic. 146 thousand passengers use Komiaviatrans services annually.

Kostroma Airlines is a Russian regional airline, established in 1944. Performs passenger, cargo, rescue flights in the Kostroma region. The airline’s route network consists of 3 directions, 2 of which take place in the south of Russia in the summer season.

KrasAvia Airlines is a Russian regional air carrier of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It flies from Krasnoyarsk to the regional municipal centers of the Far North of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the cities of the Far East, performs regular and charter flights by air and helicopters. In addition, KrasAvia owns a network of airports in Siberia. About 180 thousand passengers use the services of the Krasnoyarsk airline annually.

Nordavia Airlines is a Russian regional airline with most of its flights flying between the northwestern cities of Russia. Nordavia has expanded its flight map and operates flights from the northern region of the country to the southern and central. The airline seeks to create a network of low-cost passenger transportation and adheres to a flexible pricing policy. In addition to regular flights, Nordavia carries out charter flights. About 960 thousand passengers use the airline's services per year.

Nordwind Airlines (Nordwind, North Wind) is a Russian airline specializing in direct flights to Simferopol (Crimea) from Russian cities and charter flights to America, Asia, Africa and Europe. The airline is included in 10 major Russian airlines. 1.7 million passengers use Nordwind every year.

NordStar (“NordStar”) is a Russian airline, created in 2008, is one of the 15 largest airlines in Russia. The airline was called Taimyr, in 2016 there was a reorganization after which the carrier was renamed to NordStar. It is the main air carrier in Siberia, mainly in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, connects the base city of Norilsk and other settlements of the region with neighboring regions, and operates flights to remote northern destinations. 1.4 million people use NordStar services per year.

Orenburg Region is a Russian regional airline, established in 2013. The carrier belongs to the Orenburg airport. It performs regular passenger flights to Russian cities. The airline’s route network is small, consists of 5 destinations. In addition, the carrier makes seasonal flights to Russian resorts. 31 thousand passengers use the Orenburg region services annually.

Pegas Fly (Pegasus Fly), also known as Ikar, is a Russian passenger airline operating regular flights throughout Russia and charter flights abroad. The airline’s base airport is located in Krasnoyarsk, with branches in Moscow and Khabarovsk. Last year, Pegas Fly Airlines carried 988 thousand passengers.

Pobeda Airlines is a Russian low-cost airline, part of the Aeroflot group of companies. It implements a low-cost carrier project: cheap tickets, short flights, new airplanes of the same model with economy class cabins, strict baggage requirements and paid services. This allows the airline to save on costs and sell plane tickets at low prices. One of the priorities of Victory is to increase the transport accessibility of Russian cities.

Polar Airlines is a Russian regional airline, established in 1997. It performs passenger, cargo, rescue and custom-made tourist flights in Yakutia. The route network of Polar Airlines covers more than 100 settlements of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), including remote Arctic uluses. The airline serves 120 thousand passengers a year.

Red Wings (Red Wings) is one of the fastest growing airlines in Russia: over four years, the airline has more than doubled. It performs regular flights from Moscow to the central and southern regions of Russia and charter flights abroad. About 900,000 people use the airline's services annually.

Rossiya Airlines is a large Russian mid-priced company. Most flights are operated from St. Petersburg and Moscow, the air carrier-based cities. Included in the Aeroflot group of companies, offers passengers the Aeroflot Bonus bonus program. Last year, Rossiya Airlines transported 8 million passengers and took third place in the country.

Royal Flight is a Russian charter airline, established in 2014. It performs passenger transportation by order of large tour operators Pegas, Coral Travel and Sunmar from Russian cities abroad. Royal Flight services are used by 5 million passengers a year.

RusLine Airlines (RusLine) is a Russian regional air carrier. It performs regular and charter flights across Russia, to the countries of Europe, the Baltic states, the CIS and Turkey. About 600 thousand people use the airline's services per year.

S7 Airlines - one of the leading Russian airlines, ranks second in Russia in terms of the number of passengers carried. Most flights are operated from Moscow and Novosibirsk, the airline’s home cities. Sibir Airlines and Sibir Airlines can operate flights under the same brand as Sibir Airlines and Globus, which mainly operate charter flights. Last year, 10.6 million people chose flights with the S7.

Severstal is a Russian regional airline, established in 1998. The airline is the operator of the Cherepovets airport. It performs regular and charter passenger transportation to the cities of Russia and abroad. The route network consists of 16 destinations, and the airline also makes seasonal flights to resorts. Severstal has repeatedly received the title of one of the most punctual airlines from Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports. 230 thousand passengers use the services of the Cherepovets airline annually.

SILA (Siberian Light Aviation) is a Russian regional airline established in 2008. It performs regular and custom-made passenger transportation in the Kolyma Territory and Siberia. The carrier also makes forest patrol and rescue flights. The airline’s route network is small and consists of 16 destinations.

In connection with the increasing reports of aircraft crashes, in particular low-cost airlines, many have seriously become concerned about flight safety issues. Air transport is generally considered one of the safest means of transportation. To dispel fears and speculation, you can trust trusted carriers. The most reliable airlines in the world are included in the respective ratings.

The issue of safe flights is carefully studied not only by ordinary passengers, but also by large statistical agencies. The most respected airline reliability ratings are held by the German company Jacdec and the European Aviation Safety Agency, which publish safe carrier lists according to research. When calculating the coefficients, the parameters for the past thirty years are taken into account.   Other major international aviation organizations are also involved in safety audits.

The calculation is made taking into account various indices having different specific gravity. So, the recent accident will have more weight than the disaster that happened many years ago. When calculating, the following parameters are taken into account:

1. The total number of passengers served.
2. The total number of victims of disasters.
3. The number of ships destroyed or lost.
4. The number of breakdowns and emergency landings, runway limits, etc.
5. Rating of the state-owner of the company: the thoroughness and transparency of incident investigations.

The longer the airline operates without incident, the higher its position in the ranking. The safety index obtained as a result of the calculations should be as small as possible, which will indicate the reliability of the company. Carriers with a high index, respectively, are less secure.

The safest airlines in the world

For the second year in a row, Cathay Pacific Airways comes first in various agencies.

Over the years, the company from Hong Kong has been a leader in the list of reliable carriers. For 30 years, the only incidents were a hard landing at the airport and two terrorist attacks on airplanes. The airline safety index is 0.006.

Emirates is in second place with a safety index of 0.007.   Over the years, only two incidents have been associated with this company, in which passengers were not injured. Airlines cooperate with S7 and make regular and charter flights from many cities of Russia.

In third place is the company Eva Air, located in Taiwan.   There were no serious incidents in her activity, with the exception of going out of the lane, a false report of a mined vessel and an emergency landing due to the poor health of one of the passengers. The Eva Air Safety Index is 0.008. This airline does not operate within Russia.

Safe airlines in Russia

Not all internationally recognized airlines operate in Russia. This, however, does not mean that in our country there are no carriers for the reliability of which there is no need to fear. A security index not exceeding permissible norms is possessed by a number of Russian enterprises. Consider which airline in Russia is the most reliable.

In addition to the above parameters, the calculations take into account the punctuality of the carrier, the age and general technical condition of the ships and their compliance with international documentation and standards. We list and consider the most reliable airlines in Russia.

According to EASA ratings, Ural Airlines became the leader in Russian air transportation for 2017. Her rating is 0.24 points. The company is characterized by high reliability: for a period of 14 years, it did not have a single incident where there were victims.

The second place to date is occupied by S7 Airlines, formerly referred to as Siberia.   Despite the fleet of aircraft, whose age can reach 20 years, their technical condition does not cause concern among international commissions. At the beginning of 2000, the company was going through difficult times when about 300 passengers died as a result of the crash. Today, flights of this carrier are reliable and quality.

Aeroflot holds various positions depending on different data. In 2016, it was characterized by a safety index of 0.108 points and was among the top 60 reliable global carriers, gaining a foothold in 36th place. This is a high figure that exceeds the parameters of many large foreign companies.

According to 2017, in Russia it is in third place and gets 0.38 points. In many ways, disasters that occurred back in the 1990s influenced the assessment. Now the company is steadily updating its fleet and is characterized by reliability and high quality services.

Transaero also previously entered the list of the top 60 companies in the world, ranking 17th with a rating of 0.024. To date, airlines have ceased operations.

The Khanty-Mansiysk carrier Uteyr is today a large popular company, whose aircraft fleet consists of young equipment. She specializes in short regional flights. The last major incident in airline operations was the crash of a cargo helicopter.

Alternative Security Ratings

In addition to generally recognized counting systems with a safety index, there are other classifications of companies that some agencies provide. So, British researchers study companies based on their punctuality, where one of the lines was taken by the Russian S7 Airlines.

Skytrax has created a product called Quality Rating. The service is based on monthly calculations of company performance indicators and is constantly updated depending on the data received. The creators of the service emphasize that their calculations are not based on data on disasters, since such incidents can occur through no fault of airlines.

A thorough analysis here includes the parameters of personnel compliance with safety standards and the availability of training courses in case of an unforeseen situation. Agency experts visit companies to identify and rank. At the same time, carriers are not assigned marks or indices, but stars.

Five companies were awarded five stars, among which there are two enterprises included in the Jacdac and EASA ratings. These are Cathay Pacific Airways and Qatar Airways.

The list also includes Russian airlines.   So, S7 Airlines and Aeroflot were awarded three stars in the ranking, and Russia received two stars.

Probability and causes of disasters

A rather big resonance was caused by the catastrophe of the FlyDubai ship in Russia. After the incident, a number of sources claimed that the crash was caused by neglect of flight safety measures. These data were not confirmed, but there were no less questions for low-cost airlines.

It is worth noting that rumors about the incompetence of low-cost pilots and outdated equipment are fundamentally wrong. The personnel and equipment of such companies comply with all international requirements, and the difference between such flights and standard departures is in price and service.

We present a list of the largest airlines that operate scheduled and charter flights in Russia and international transportation with their official sites and major airports. On the websites of airlines you can buy a ticket, get acquainted with current promotions and special offers.

Aeroflot

• Official website: aeroflot.ru

The largest and oldest Russian airline, included in the list of the oldest in the world. Performs domestic and international transfers from Russia around the world. It has three subsidiary airlines: Aurora, Pobeda and Russia.

"Russia"

• Official website: rossiya-airlines.com
• Hub Airport: Pulkovo (St. Petersburg)

S7 Airlines

• Official site: s7.ru
• Hub airport: Tolmachevo (Novosibirsk), Domodedovo (Moscow)

The former Siberia Airlines, founded in 1992, survived a massive rebranding in 2006. Currently operates regular domestic and international flights. Owns a Globus subsidiary airline.

UTair (UTair)

• Official website: utair.ru
• Hub airport: Vnukovo (Moscow), Surgut (Surgut)

Ural Airlines

• Official website: uralairlines.ru
• Base and hub airports: Koltsovo (Yekaterinburg), Domodedovo (Moscow, Tolmachevo (Novosibirsk)

It performs passenger and freight transportation in Russia and abroad.

"Victory"

• Official website: pobeda.aero
• Hub Airport: Vnukovo (Moscow)

Low-cost subsidiary Aeroflot.

Azur Air

• Official website: azurair.com

A Russian airline specializing in charter flights to popular resort destinations in Europe and Asia.

Nordwind Airlines

• Official website: nordwindairlines.ru
• Hub Airport: Sheremetyevo (Moscow)

A subsidiary airline of the tour operator Pegasus Tourist, which operates both scheduled flights and charter flights to popular destinations, including resort cities in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and Central America.

VIM-Avia (Vim Airlines)

• Official website: vim-avia.com
• Hub Airport: Domodedovo (Moscow)

It carries out regular domestic flights in Russia, including the South, Urals, Siberia and the Far East, as well as charter flights to resort destinations in Europe and Asia.

"Aurora"

• Official website: flyaurora.ru
• Airports: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk.

Subsidiary of Aeroflot. It carries out internal transfers in Russia (Siberia, the Far East, Sakhalin Oblast, Primorsky Krai), as well as international flights to China, Japan and South Korea.

Pegas Fly (Icarus)

• Official website: pegasfly.com
• Hub airport: Emelyanovo (Krasnoyarsk)

It performs part of the charter flights of the Pegas Touristik tour operator from Russian cities to popular resorts in Europe and Asia.

"NordStar"

• Official website: nordstar.ru
• Airports: Domodedovo (Moscow), Emelyanovo (Krasnoyarsk), Alykel (Norilsk)

It performs regular and charter flights from Krasnoyarsk and Norilsk to Russian cities and resorts in both Russia and southern Europe.

Royal Flight

• Official website: royalflight.ru
• Airports: Sheremetyevo (Moscow), Abakan.

Summing up the results of 2017, the Federal Air Transport Agency published brief statistics on the work of the civil aviation of the Russian Federation. Overall picture for the participants russian airlines rating 2018looks good. The air transportation market continues to develop, and almost all of the reliable Russian airlines on the list showed an increase in the number of passengers and flights by an average of 15%. At the same time, the weight of the first five airlines continues to grow. If in 2017 they occupied 67.4% of the total, then in 2018 it is already 85%.

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Opens the rating of the largest airlines in Russia Nordwind Airlines, it is also the "North Wind". Over the past year, the number of passengers amounted to 3.5 million people and compared with 2016 increased by 95%. Passenger turnover also showed growth, an increase of 44%.

One of the largest charter carriers in Russia, which transported more than 2.2 million passengers in 2017, was summoned to the Federal Air Transport Agency in the summer of 2016 due to constant long-term flight delays up to several tens of hours. The carrier promised to take action. In case of inability to establish regular departures at the exact time, the company faces a restriction on transportation.

Azur Air was a subsidiary of UTair, but two years ago launched into independent navigation. In 2017, the number of passengers of the company amounted to 3.6 million people, almost 2/3 more compared to 2016.

Globus is a member of the S7 Group, being a subsidiary of the Siberian airline giant, which ranked second in the ranking of the best airlines. 2017 was a favorable year for the company - the number of passengers increased by 20.2%, amounting to 4.1 million people.

A subsidiary of Aeroflot, which took over the baton from Dobroleta, which died as a result of sanctions, is positioned as a budget. Although the first tickets for flights of the new airline were sold only two years ago, it confidently entered the top 10 airlines in Russia.

The number of passengers in 2017 amounted to 4.3 million people, an increase of 5% compared to 2016. Despite his youth, the flights of "Victory" have already gained scandals. User dissatisfaction is caused by the policy of silence of the real price of the flight, the requirements to pay for the opportunity to sit together with families, flight delays and cases where more tickets are sold than the number of seats.

Ural Airlines ranked fifth in the ranking of Russian airlines in 2018, having transported 7.5 million people in 2017, showing an increase of 25%. In the meantime, the company requires the Federal Air Transport Agency to pay for the transportation of WWII veterans to celebrate Victory Day in 2015. Rosaviatsia rejected the application for payment, complaining that it did not contain the words “including VAT” and other points of the same degree of importance.

The owner of the world's largest operating helicopter fleet, it seems, has recovered from the crisis of late 2014. In 2017, the number of passengers carried by this company amounted to 6.8 million people, an increase of 9.1% compared to 2016.

The second subsidiary airline of the giant Aeroflot, which entered the top ten of the rating of Russian airlines in 2018, transported more than 10.6 million people last year, showing an impressive increase in the number of passengers by 41.5% - the highest of the airlines participating in the rating. At the same time, the passenger turnover increased by 55.3%.

Siberia is in second place in the rating of the largest airlines in Russia, it is also S7 Airlines, which carries out transportation to 83 destinations both in Russia and abroad. Most of the latter, however, are served by partner airlines. In total, 9.3 million passengers were transported in 2017.

The Russians continue to fly Aeroflot airplanes. In 2017, the company transported more than 30.5 million people, outstripping the runner-up in Siberia by more than 3 times in terms of this indicator. Not surprisingly, Aeroflot is the largest and oldest Russian airline that has been carrying passengers since 1923. Although the company was blacklisted in Ukraine, this does not prevent the increase in the number of shipments.

According to criteria such as the number of passengers and passenger turnover, the company over the past year recorded an increase of 12%. By the way Aeroflot can also be called one of the safest airlines in 2018 in Russia   - Not a single major plane crash occurred on its lines, considering, of course, subsidiaries and the misfortunes caused by the actions of third parties. In the airline safety rating published in 2017 by the audit company JACDEC, Aeroflot is in 37th place.

World Airlines Safety Rating 2017 (JACDEC)