Air company "Azur Air" is one of the smallRussian carriers. The scope of the company's activities is the performance of air flights from Russian settlements on popular tourist destinations abroad of a seasonal nature.
Air company "Azur Air" is a budget domestic charter carrier. It is based at the large Russian airport Domodedovo and is part of the holding company Anex Tourism Group.
In the field of civil aviation, it appeared not so long ago - in December 2014. It arose on the basis of the company "Katekavia", and the sphere of its specialization was air transportation in the Volga and Siberian regions.
The whole of the previous fleet of Katekavia waswas transferred to Turukhan. The first own aircraft, Boeing 757-200, was received by Azur Air in 2014. In the same year, December 17, the first flight to Sharm el-Sheikh airport was carried out.
During 2015, the fleet was increased to 14aircraft. Until 2015, Azur Air was a subsidiary of the domestic air carrier UTair. But in March of the same year, the latter fully sells the shares of Katekavia, and the company becomes independent. Last fall, the name of the legal entity was renamed and the existing operator's certificate was replaced.
Since February 2016, Azure Air has been granted permission from the Federal Agency Rosaviatsia for regular flights on international routes.
The only accidents in historythe existence of the company occurred on February 26, 2016. A Boeing-767 aircraft carrying out the Moscow-Phuket flight from the capital's Domodedovo airport made an emergency landing at the Tashkent airfield. According to the preliminary version, the cause could be the activation of the engine oil level sensor.
The geography of flights includes popular seasonal tourist destinations, among which:
From the end of last year to the present, flights to Egypt have been suspended.
Flights to these destinations are available from the following Russian cities:
The airline operates American Boeing aircraft of two modifications - 767-300 and 757-200. The average period of their operation is no more than 18 years.
"Boeing-757-200" - medium-haulpassenger air liner. In the fleet, it is present in the number of 9 units. The oldest of them (22 years old) has the onboard VQBKF number. The youngest aircraft (age 13 years) has the onboard VQBEY number. All aircraft of this type in the cabin have 238 passenger seats of economy class service.
Boeing-767-300 is a long-haulpassenger air liner. Present in the fleet of the company in an amount of 5 units. The oldest plane is 20 years old (VQBUO number). The youngest airliner is 17 years old (VQBUP number). The aircraft cabin of this modification is designed for the transportation of 336 passengers when assembling with one service class.
In the current year, planned replenishment of the fleet by one plane of the Boeing-737-800 type is expected.
Last year, about two milliontravelers used the services of "Azur Air" (airline). Reviews about the company on the subject forums on the web are different. Analyzing them, we can draw the following conclusions.
Among the positive moments in the company's work the passengers distinguish:
Among the negative reviews can be found:
In 2015 the company transported 2380000 air passengers on 9500 charter flights. The passenger turnover reached 9,107,000 passenger kilometers by the end of the year.
During this period, the airline madea significant leap in development. The fleet was completed, a network of routes was established, transatlantic flights launched, and its own aviation and technical base was created. The enterprise conducts constant work on raising the level of personnel qualifications and ensuring the safety of flights. Achievement of these goals was ensured by the leadership of Azur Air in the market of charter flights.
2015 showed that the company has great potential for further improvement and development.
Legal name: LLC "Azur Air" (airline).
Telephone hotline: +7 495 909 8242.
Call the company's management office at +7 495 909 0282.
The legal address of the organization is the Russian Federation, Moscow, First Kozhevnicheskiy lane, house No. 6, building No. 1.
A relatively young and dynamically developingThe Russian charter carrier is Azur Air (airline). Passengers' comments about it are found both good and bad. Almost all passengers note that there are often delays in aircraft for technical reasons. At the moment the company is developing a plan for the summer flight schedule and is planning the expansion of the route network. In addition, continuous work is underway to improve the quality of care and ensure security. The first year of the company's work showed that "Azur Air" was seriously and permanently entrenched in the market of air transportation.
