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Russian authorities sum up Far East subsidy program

Russian Aviaton » Tuesday June 14, 2016 14:02 MSK

Russian airlines taking part in Far East subsidy program have carried more than 85,000 passengers from April 1 through May 31. The airlines have sold 326,000 subsidized tickets, worth RUB2 billion ($30.9 million), ATWonline reported according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.

The program, which will cost the government RUB3.25 billion, runs through Oct. 31.

Nine airlines are taking part the program in 2016: Aeroflot, S7 Airlines, VIM-Avia, UTair, Ural Airlines, charter Pegas Fly (previously named Ikar), Yakutia Airlines, Alrosa Airlines, and Taymyr Airlines that flies under the NordStar brand.

In 2015, Russian airlines carried 479,000 passengers between points in the Russian Far East and other parts of the country within the subsidy program. Russian authorities first began the Far East subsidy program in 2009.