UTair Aviation announces the launch of new routes from St. Petersburg to Munich, Samara and Mineralnye Vody.
Flights from St. Petersburg to Munich will start on October 30, from Pulkovo International Airport on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Departures from St. Petersburg are scheduled at 15:30 and departures from Munich at 17:10, all times local.
Munich is one of the most attractive European cities with a rich history and cultural traditions sure to please guests year round with its architecture, numerous holidays, festivals and fairs. Visits to Europe become more accessible for residents of the northwestern Federal district with new international flights from UTair. One way Economy class airfare starts at just 5,785 RUB.
Flights connecting St. Petersburg and Samara will start on October 31. The flights will depart from Pulkovo International Airport from Monday through Thursday with departure from St. Petersburg at 15:30 and departure from Samara at 19:55, all times local.
In addition, starting on November 1, UTair will launch a new direct flight connecting St. Petersburg and Mineralnye Vody. Flights will be operated daily from Pulkovo International Airport with departure at 23:35 and from Mineralnye Vody at 04:00, all times local.
All new flights will be performed with Boeing 737-500 aircraft in business and economy class configuration.
“UTair continues to expand cooperation with Pulkovo International Airport as one of the key airports within the UTair development strategy for its route network”, UTair – Passenger Airlines President Alexey Budnik commented. “The launch of service to new destinations will allow UTair to increase the overall flight volume from St. Petersburg in the coming autumn-winter season from 42 to 76 flights per week, or 81% compared to the same period last year. In addition, UTair will significantly enhance its operational program in the spring and summer season of 2017. Considering the coming season’s business activity, we hope that these new UTair flights will interest tourists and business travelers alike”.
“UTair is one of the five leading airlines in terms of passenger traffic at Pulkovo International Airport”, Commercial Director Evgeny Ilyin of Northern Capital Gateway, the management company of Pulkovo International Airport, said. “For the first three quarters of 2016 the carrier served 335,500 passengers at the airport, up by 28% YoY. We are constantly working on the development of air transport from St. Petersburg and we are very pleased that our longtime partner UTair is increasing its presence at Pulkovo in the coming season with the offer of new direct flights from St. Petersburg to 7 destinations”. (Russian Aviation/Business World Magazine)