On April 27, 2018 Belavia Airlines will perform the first flight on the route Minsk-Rostov-on-Don-Minsk. This reported by Belarusian air carrier press-service.

Flights to Rostov-on-Don will be carried out on a regular basis 4 times a week with departure from Minsk at 23.10 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and arriving at Rostov-on-Don International Airport the next day at 01.25. The return flight from Rostov-on-Don is planned to be carried out with departure at 4.00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with arrival at the National Airport Minsk at 6.20. The time for all airports is local.

“We expect that the direct flight between Minsk and Rostov-on-Don will contribute to the economic growth of both cities and the development of cooperation between Belarus and regions of Russia. In addition, we are confident that this flight will be popular during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Fans from Belarus and European countries will be able to have a comfortable journey to Rostov-on-Don,” General Director of Belavia Anatoly Gusarov said.

The flights are planned to be carried out on a comfortable airliner Embraer 175 passenger capacity of 76 seats. The journey takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes.

The cost of air tickets when buying on the site belavia.by in one side will be from 106 euros, including fees and charges, and from 199 euros - round-trip. Tickets are already available for sale.

At present, the Belarusian carrier performs regular flights to the following Russian destinations: Moscow (Domodedovo), Zhukovsky International Airport, St. Petersburg (Pulkovo), Krasnodar, Sochi, Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo), Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan (from April 2018).