Royal Flight (airline)
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, and Cuba.[2][3][4] Its main base is Abakan Airport (ABA).[5]
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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 | ||||||
History
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 Coral Travel and renamed Royal Flight Airlines on 11 July 2014.[6]
Destinations
As of July 2019, Royal Flight operates to the following destinations:[7][8]
Fleet
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 | 5 | — | — | 235 | 235 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | — | — | 330 | 330 | |
| — | 325 | 325 | ||||
| Boeing 777-300ER | 3 | — | 14 | 478 | 492 | |
| Total | 14 | 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.
- "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.
- 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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- Official website (in Russian)
- Abakan-Avia website (in Russian)