Tuva Airlines
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| Founded | 1992 | |||
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| Hubs | Kyzyl Airport | |||
| Destinations | 7 | |||
| Headquarters | Kyzyl, Russia | |||
Tuva Airlines (ОАО «Тувинские Авиалинии») is an airline based in Kyzyl, in the Tuva republic of Russia.[1]
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1932 as a division of Aeroflot. It was privatised in 1992. It is owned by the state (51%) and the airline employees (49%).
In 1994 the airline's director general Anatoly Martshekhi was found dead in his bath, in an apparent organised crime killing.[2]
Destinations
Tuva Airlines operates the following services (at January 2012):
- Chamsara - Chamsara Airport
- Irkutsk - Irkutsk Airport
- Krasnoyarsk - Yemelyanovo Airport [ begins 25 May 2012 ]
- Kyzyl - Kyzyl Airport base
- Novosibirsk - Tolmachevo Airport [ begins 6 August 2012 ]
- Todzha - Todzha Airport
- Ulan-Ude - Ulan-Ude Airport
- Yrban - Yrban Airport
Terminated Routes
- Moscow -
- Sheremetyevo International Airport since 1995
- Domodedovo International Airport since 2000
- St. Petersburg - Pulkovo Airport since 2000
Fleet
References
- ↑ Englund, Will (18 October 1994). "Mob Claims Another Russian". articles.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012. "Tuva"
External links
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