Sakha Avia

Sakha Avia was an airline that operated in the Sakha Republic of Russia from 1992 until 2001.

Sakha Avia
IATA ICAO Callsign
K7[1] SKH SAKHAAVIA
Founded 1992
Ceased operations 2002 rebranded to Yakutia[2]
Hubs Yakutsk
Focus cities
Destinations 42
Headquarters Yakutsk, Russia

History

Sakha Avia Airbus A310 parked at Yakutsk Airport.
Three Tupolev Tu-154M of Sakha Avia parked at Yakutsk Airport.
Tupolev Tu-154M of Sakha Avia at Bogashevo Airport.

Sakha Avia was founded in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As Aeroflot was undergoing the upheavals brought about by the dissolution, its operations in Sakha were spun off as Yakutian Air Enterprises, and then later renamed Sakha Airlines.

The airline rebranded to Yakutia in 2002.[3]

Fleet

The airline operated the following aircraft types before it ceased operations:

Destinations

Sakha Avia till 2001 operated a number of routes:

Incidents

  • 26 August 1993, the Let L-410 Turbolet flying from Kutana to Aldan via Uchur, crashed shortly near Aldan Airport, the aircrash was due to the aircraft overload. All the members of crew and all the passengers died. Following the statistics that was the biggest aircrash as for the aircraft overall and as for the republic Yakutia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Лучшие авиабилеты на рейсах авиакомпании Саха Авиа (National Aircompany Sakha Avia)". aviapoisk.ru. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ↑ http://russianplanes.net/airline/Yakutia_Airline
  3. ↑ http://russianplanes.net/airline/Yakutia_Airline
  4. ↑ publisher=ru|Катастрофа Let L-410 в Алдане
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