Royal Flight (airline)
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| Founded | 1992 (as Abakan-Avia) 2014 (as Royal Flight) | ||||||
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| Secondary hubs | Moscow-Sheremetyevo | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | ||||||
| Website | royalflight.ru | ||||||
Joint stock company Royal Flight airlines (Russian: АО «Авиакомпания «Роял Флайт»), formerly Abakan-Avia (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Абакан-Авиа»), is a charter airline based in Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It operates charter services between Russian cities and holiday destinations in Sri Lanka, Greece, Egypt, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam, mainland China, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Zanzibar.[2][3][4] Its main base is Abakan Airport (ABA).[5]
History[]
Royal Flight's (Abakan-Avia) old logo
Ilyushin IL-76T of Abakan Avia. This and other aircraft of that type are planned to be phased out.
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).[5] In 2002 a proposed merger with RusAir failed. In July 2014 it was purchased by Russian tour operator and renamed Royal Flight Airlines on 11 July 2014.[6]
Destinations[]
As of July 2019, Royal Flight operates to the following destinations:[7][8]
| Country/region | City | Airport | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Burgas | Burgas Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| 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 Gómez Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| Holguín | Frank País Airport | Seasonal charter | ||
| Cyprus | Larnaca | Larnaca International Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| Greece | Corfu | Corfu International Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| Kos | Kos International Airport | Seasonal charter | ||
| Rhodes | Rhodes International Airport | Seasonal charter | ||
| India | Goa | Dabolim Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| Italy | Bari | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| Catania | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport | Seasonal charter | ||
| Naples | Naples International Airport | Seasonal charter | ||
| Mexico | Cancún | 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 | [9] | |
| 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 | Seasonal charter | |
| Palma de Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Seasonal charter | ||
| Reus | Reus Airport | Seasonal charter | ||
| 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 | Gazipaşa 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 | [9] |
Fleet[]
Royal Flight Boeing 757-200 taking off from Domodedovo International Airport (September 2014)
Royal Flight Boeing 777-300ER
Current fleet[]
As of April 2020, the Royal Flight fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 3 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 6 | — | — | 235 | 235 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | — | — | 330 | 330 | |
| — | 325 | 325 | ||||
| Boeing 777-300ER | 3 | — | 14 | 478 | 492 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | ||||
References[]
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2H_Bsc_w_Chgs_1-3_dtd_2-28-19.pdf
- ^ Наши направления / Royal Flight. 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.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 44.
- ^ "О компании / Royal Flight". Royal Flight airlines. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Royal flight". svo.aero. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Flight Search". pegasys.pegast.ru. 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b В новый аэропорт «Гагарин» придут «Уральские авиалинии». Kommersant (in Russian). 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Royal Flight Fleet". royalflight.ru.
Bibliography[]
- Günter Endres, ed. (2010). Flight International World Airlines 2010. Sutton, Surrey, England: Reed Business Information. ISBN 978-1-898779-39-1.
External links[]
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