Interavia Airlines
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| Founded | 1998 | |||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | |||
| Hubs | Domodedovo International Airport | |||
| Focus cities | Sochi, Mineralnye Vody, Anapa, Magadan | |||
| Fleet size | 7 | |||
| Destinations | 7 | |||
| Company slogan | Interavia — flight of success! | |||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Key people | Gen. Director Vladimir N. Gloshkin | |||
| Website | http://www.inter-avia.ru | |||
Interavia Airlines was an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operated scheduled and charter passenger services. Its main base was Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.[1] The Russian aviation authority suspended their flights from 17 October 2008.[2]
History
The airline was established as Astair Airlines in 1998 and became Interavia Airlines on 18 May 2005.[1] It started regular services from Moscow in July 2005.[3] Interavia Airlines was registered as a corporation with publicly traded stock, with no shares owned by the Russian Government.
Because of financial difficulties, the airline suspended operations on October 9, 2008[4] and shortly thereafter lost its operating licence. Astair only flew with a few (Or one) Yakovlev Yak-42.
Destinations
As at October 2008, Interavia Airlines operated flights to:[5]
- Russia
- Adler/Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
- Anapa (Anapa Airport)
- Arkhangelsk (Talagi Airport)
- Blagoveshchensk (Ignatyevo Airport)
- Irkutsk (Irkutsk Airport)
- Magadan (Sokol Airport)
- Makhachkala (Uytash Airport)
- Mineralnye Vody (Mineralnye Vody Airport)
- Moscow (Domodedovo Airport)
Fleet
The Interavia Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of 6 October 2008) :
| Aircraft | Total |
|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-154M | 2 |
| Yakovlev Yak-42 | 1 |
| Ilyushin Il-62 | 4 |
| Total | 7 |
The corporation planned to buy several Italian ATR-42 40-50-seat turboprops and some Boeing aircraft.
Operation in 2007 report
Passengers flown: 289,382 (increased 2.63 times as compared to 2006 – 109728 pax) Freight: 3368.09 tonnes Total flight time: 10546 hours. (increased 194% as compared to 2006 period – 5430 hours)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 93.
- ↑ "Russia suspends regional airlines". BBC News. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ↑ Domodedovo International Airport – New Interavia services 15 August 2006
- ↑ 9 Airlines Grounded Over Unpaid Debts, 'St Petersburg Times', 17 October, 2008
- ↑ (Russian) Polet-Sirena
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