Pobeda (airline)

Pobeda
IATA ICAO Callsign
DP PBD POBEDA
Founded 16 September 2014; 2 years ago
Commenced operations 1 December 2014
Operating bases Moscow-Vnukovo
Secondary hubs
Fleet size 12
Destinations 22
Parent company Aeroflot
Headquarters Moscow, Russia
Key people Andrey Kalmykov, CEO
Website pobeda.aero

Pobeda Airlines LLC (Russian: Победа, Budget Carrier, LLC) is a Russian low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflot. It is based in Vnukovo International Airport, with secondary bases in Anapa and Sochi. It operates scheduled services to domestic and international destinations.[1] "Pobeda" is the Russian word for victory.

History

The company Budget Carrier, LLC was registered on 16 September 2014 with Aeroflot as the only shareholder. It is the second attempt of Aeroflot to form a low-cost carrier, after Dobrolet, which ceased operation in August 2014.[2] Pobeda received an air operator's certificate on 11 November 2014, and commerced its maiden flight on 1 December of the same year,[3] from Moscow-Vnukovo to Volgograd. The carrier surpassed 2 million passengers in September 2015, after nine months of operation.[4]

The airline had hoped to introduce a Moscow to Bratislava service in October 2015,[5] but the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency turned down an application to operate international flights as the airline has to operate internally for at least two years first.[6] Bratislava Airport and Pobeda, however, announced the launch of first international flight to Bratislava, to be commenced on 19 December 2015. Pobeda also market their service from Moscow to Vienna, Austria via a fly-and-ride scheme, with a bus trip from Bratislava to Vienna included as part of the service.[4]

In December 2015, Pobeda cancelled their planned route to Salzburg after only 34 tickets were sold.[7]

Destinations

The company served the following destinations (as of November 2015):[8]

Asia

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Turkey

Europe

Cyprus
Germany
Italy
Montenegro
Russia
Slovakia
Spain

Fleet

Pobeda Boeing 737-800

The Pobeda Airlines fleet included the following aircraft as of March 2017:[21]

Pobeda fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Y Total
Boeing 737–800 12 10[22] 189 189
Total 12 10

References

  1. ↑ Расписание полетов [Timetables] (in Russian). Победа. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Aeroflot launches new low-cost carrier to replace sanctioned Dobrolet". RT. Moscow. 16 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Авиакомпания "Победа" запускает продажу авиабилетов по шести направлениям (Press release) (in Russian). Pobeda. 11 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 «Победа» открыла продажу билетов на первые международные рейсы (Press release) (in Russian). Pobeda. 12 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Crossing Borders?". Airliner World: 10. October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Red Light for Pobeda". Airliner World: 10. November 2015.
  7. ↑ austrianaviation.net - "Salzburg: Only 34 Pobeda bookings" (German) 14 December 2015
  8. ↑ Pobeda Schedule
  9. ↑ Liu, Jim (25 November 2016). "Pobeda adds Gyumri flights from Dec 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  10. 1 2 Неведров, Роман (23 September 2016). "С 31 октября Победа начнёт летать из Ростова в Баку и Тбилиси". DK.RU. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Liu, Jim (15 March 2017). "Pobeda adds Turkey service from April 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ↑ L, J (22 January 2016). "Pobeda Adds Cologne Service from mid-Feb 2016". Airline Route. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  13. ↑ ""Победа" открыла продажу билетов в Кёльн, Дюссельдорф и Леверкузен". Pobeda Airlines LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  14. ↑ L, J (4 February 2016). "Pobeda to Launch Moscow – Memmingen Service from March 2016". Airline Route. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  15. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/26/dp-bgy-dec15/
  16. ↑ Liu, Jim (8 December 2016). "Pobeda adds Moscow Vnukovo – Pisa link from Dec 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  17. ↑ ""Победа" открыла продажу билетов на семь новых направлений". Pobeda Airlines LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  18. ↑ Liu, Jim (26 July 2017). "Pobeda adds new Moscow routes in 4Q17". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  19. ↑ http://www.bts.aero/en/about-us/news/latest-news/pobeda-airlines-launches-daily-bratislava----moscow-route/
  20. ↑ "Pobeda Adds Girona Service from June 2016". routes online. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  21. ↑ https://www.pobeda.aero/en/about/park_sun
  22. ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/54087-russias-pobeda-inks-deal-with-boeing-for-ten-b737s
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