Joint stock companyRoyal Flight Airlines (Russian: АО «Авиакомпания «Роял Флайт»), formerly Abakan-Avia (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Абакан-Авиа»), was[3] a charter airline based in Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It operated charter services between Russian cities and various holiday destinations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean.[4][5][6] Its main base was the Abakan Airport (ABA).[2]
The airline was established in 1992 as Abakan-Avia and started operations in 1993. It was established from a former Aeroflot unit, and started domestic cargo flights in 1993 and international flights in 1994. Sobol acquired a 70% share in 1999. It had 76 employees (at March 2007).[2] In 2002, a proposed merger with RusAir failed. In July 2014, it was purchased by Russian tour operator Coral Travel and renamed Royal Flight Airlines on 11 July 2014.[7]
In May 2022, Royal Flight ceased all operations.[3][8]
Destinationsedit
By July 2019, Royal Flight operated to the following destinations:[9][10]
^ ab"Russia's Royal Flight ceases all operations". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^. Royal Flight airlines. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^"Совсем скоро, друзья, мы откроем новые направления!". vk.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^"Russia launches charter flights to Cam Ranh". Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^"О компании / Royal Flight". Royal Flight airlines. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^Ferreira, Carlos (14 March 2022). "Royal Flight torna-se a primeira empresa aérea russa a sucumbir às sanções ocidentais". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^"Royal flight". svo.aero. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^"Flight Search". pegasys.pegast.ru. 17 July 2018.
^ abcd"Ukraine travel bans and sanctions: All the countries that have been affected so far". Euronews. 27 February 2022.
^"Updated: All the European countries affected by Ukraine travel bans and sanctions so far". Euronews. 28 February 2022.
^ abc"Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines". Reuters. 28 February 2022.
^ abВ новый аэропорт «Гагарин» придут «Уральские авиалинии». Kommersant (in Russian). 23 August 2019.
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Joint stock company Royal Flight Airlines Russian AO Aviakompaniya Royal Flajt formerly Abakan Avia Russian ZAO Aviakompaniya Abakan Avia was 3 a charter airline based in Abakan Republic of Khakassia Russia It operated charter services between Russian cities and various holiday destinations in Asia Europe the Middle East Africa and the Caribbean 4 5 6 Its main base was the Abakan Airport ABA 2 Royal FlightIATA ICAO Callsign RL ABG ROYAL FLIGHT 1 Founded1992 as Abakan Avia 11 July 2014 as Royal Flight Operating basesMoscow Domodedovo Moscow Sheremetyevo St Petersburg YekaterinburgFleet size11Destinations66Parent companyCoral TravelHeadquartersAbakan Khakassia RussiaEmployees76 2007 2 Websitewww wbr royalflight wbr ru wbr en wbr Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editThe airline was established in 1992 as Abakan Avia and started operations in 1993 It was established from a former Aeroflot unit and started domestic cargo flights in 1993 and international flights in 1994 Sobol acquired a 70 share in 1999 It had 76 employees at March 2007 2 In 2002 a proposed merger with RusAir failed In July 2014 it was purchased by Russian tour operator Coral Travel and renamed Royal Flight Airlines on 11 July 2014 7 In May 2022 Royal Flight ceased all operations 3 8 Destinations edit nbsp Logo of Abakan Avia nbsp A former Abakan Avia Ilyushin IL 76T nbsp Royal Flight Boeing 757 200 nbsp Royal Flight Boeing 777 300ER By July 2019 Royal Flight operated to the following destinations 9 10 Country region City Airport Notes Ref Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Terminated 11 Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport Seasonal charter Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Cargo China Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Seasonal charter Guiyang Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport Seasonal charter Hefei Hefei Xinqiao International Airport Seasonal charter Nanning Nanning Wuxu International Airport Seasonal charter Ningbo Ningbo Lishe International Airport Seasonal charter Macau Macau International Airport Seasonal charter Cuba Varadero Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport Seasonal charter Holguin Frank Pais Airport Seasonal charter Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Terminated 12 Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Seasonal charter Greece Corfu Corfu International Airport Terminated 13 Kos Kos International Airport Terminated 13 Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Terminated 13 India Goa Dabolim Airport Seasonal charter Italy Bari Bari Karol Wojtyla Airport Seasonal charter Catania Catania Fontanarossa Airport Seasonal charter Naples Naples International Airport Seasonal charter Mexico Cancun Cancun International Airport Seasonal charter Montenegro Tivat Tivat Airport Seasonal charter Morocco Agadir Agadir Al Massira Airport Seasonal charter Russia Abakan Abakan International Airport Seasonal charter Arkhangelsk Talagi Airport Seasonal charter Barnaul Barnaul Airport Seasonal charter Belgorod Belgorod International Airport Seasonal charter Bryansk Bryansk International Airport Seasonal charter Irkutsk Irkutsk International Airport Seasonal charter Kaliningrad Khrabrovo Airport Seasonal charter Kaluga Kaluga Grabtsevo Airport Seasonal charter Kazan Kazan International Airport Seasonal charter Kemerovo Kemerovo International Airport Seasonal charter Khanty Mansiysk Khanty Mansiysk Airport Seasonal charter Krasnodar Krasnodar International Airport Seasonal charter Mineralnye Vody Mineralnye Vody Airport Seasonal charter Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport Base Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport Base Nizhnevartovsk Nizhnevartovsk Airport Seasonal charter Nizhny Novgorod Strigino International Airport Seasonal charter Novokuznetsk Spichenkovo Airport Seasonal charter Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport Seasonal charter Omsk Omsk Tsentralny Airport Seasonal charter Orenburg Orenburg Tsentralny Airport Seasonal charter Perm Perm International Airport Seasonal charter Rostov on Don Platov International Airport Seasonal charter Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Base Samara Kurumoch International Airport Seasonal charter Saratov Saratov Gagarin Airport Seasonal charter 14 Sochi Sochi International Airport Seasonal charter Surgut Surgut International Airport Seasonal charter Tomsk Bogashevo Airport Seasonal charter Tyumen Roshchino International Airport Seasonal charter Ufa Ufa International Airport Seasonal charter Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport Seasonal charter Vladivostok Vladivostok International Airport Seasonal charter Volgograd Volgograd International Airport Seasonal charter Yekaterinburg Koltsovo International Airport Base Spain Barcelona Barcelona El Prat Airport Terminated 11 Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Terminated 11 Reus Reus Airport Terminated 11 Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Seasonal charter Thailand Krabi Krabi International Airport Seasonal charter Pattaya U Tapao International Airport Seasonal charter Phuket Phuket International Airport Seasonal charter Tunisia Djerba Djerba Zarzis International Airport Seasonal charter Enfidha Enfidha Hammamet International Airport Seasonal charter Turkey Alanya Gazipasa Airport Seasonal charter Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal charter Bodrum Milas Bodrum Airport Seasonal charter Dalaman Dalaman Airport Seasonal charter Vietnam Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport Seasonal charter Phu Quoc Phu Quoc International Airport Seasonal charter United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport Seasonal charter 14 Fleet editAs of March 2022 the Royal Flight fleet consisted of the following aircraft 15 16 Royal Flight fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes C Y Total Boeing 737 800 1 189 189 Boeing 757 200 1 235 235 Boeing 767 300ER 2 325 325 330 330 Boeing 777 300ER 2 14 478 492 Total 11 See also editList of defunct airlines of RussiaReferences edit https www faa 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27 February 2022 Updated All the European countries affected by Ukraine travel bans and sanctions so far Euronews 28 February 2022 a b c Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines Reuters 28 February 2022 a b V novyj aeroport Gagarin pridut Uralskie avialinii Kommersant in Russian 23 August 2019 Royal Flight Fleet royalflight ru Royal Flight Fleet Details and History Planespotters net Retrieved 3 December 2022 Bibliography editGunter Endres ed 2010 Flight International World Airlines 2010 Sutton Surrey England Reed Business Information ISBN 978 1 898779 39 1 External links editOfficial website Portals nbsp Russia nbsp AviationRoyal Flight airline at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Data from Wikidata nbsp This article relating to a Russian airline is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Flight airline amp oldid 1215985108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,