S7 Group summed up the results of production activity for 2019. Over the past year, airlines of the Group carried 17,945,322 passengers, which is 12.4% more than in 2018. This was reported by the press service of the airline.
13 059 096 passengers took flights across Russia, which is 13% more than in 2018. Growth in international areas amounted to 10.9%. In 2019, 4,886,226 passengers were transported on international flights. Passenger turnover for the year increased by 15.8% and amounted to 38,417,522 thousand passenger kilometers.
“In 2019, we increased our passenger traffic by two million passengers. At the end of the year, readers of National Geographic Traveler magazine named S7 Airlines the best Russian airline in an online poll. In 2019, we crossed an important milestone: in June, the airline's fleet exceeded the mark of 100 airliners. The hundredth aircraft in the fleet was the Airbus A320neo, so today S7 Airlines has 21 new generation aircraft. Last year, more than 30 new directions appeared on our flight map: we significantly strengthened our presence in the Far East, opened new international flights to Nice, Milan, Dalaman, Taipei, and also expanded the list of European destinations with a departure from St. Petersburg, ” - says Igor Veretennikov, commercial director of S7 Group.
In summer, S7 Airlines passengers became available entertainment system on board the aircraft Airbus and Boeing. A selection of films, series, cartoons for children, music and books is located on the local network, access to which is carried out using any personal electronic devices - smartphones, tablets and laptops.
In the second half of the year, the S7 Priority loyalty program was significantly updated. In particular, mile tariffs are now fully consistent with commercial ones and are divided into four groups: Economy Basic, Economy Flexible, Business Basic and Business Flexible. Now, when issuing a ticket for miles, a passenger can choose what he needs on a trip and pay only for those services that he plans to use. Program participants have the opportunity to exchange and return tickets purchased for miles, and for holders of certain statuses they can use a nice overdraft. In addition, a new way to pay for air tickets appeared - Miles & Cash, when part of the cost is paid in miles and part in rubles, noted in S7.
In 2019, S7 Airlines was the first Russian airline to be certified in accordance with the fourth level of the international standard NDC, which is used to sell tickets on the websites of online agents and metasearch engines. Several years ago, the airline developed for partners a special software product based on IATA NDC standards - S7 Agent API. By connecting to it, online agents get direct access to all S7 Airlines services, including additional options: choosing a seat in the cabin, arranging for additional baggage, and others.
In August, in order to draw attention to the issue of forest fires in its native region, S7 Airlines temporarily returned to the historical name “Siberia Airlines” and began to transfer money for tree planting from every air ticket sold on the website or in the mobile application for flights to Siberian destinations. In the framework of the initiative “We are Siberia”, thanks to the active support of passengers and partners, in just one month, the airline managed to raise funds for planting 1,000,000 trees in the regions of Siberia in order to replenish the lost forest. In autumn, S7 Airlines began planting trees in the Novosibirsk Region, the airline recalled.
Air tickets can be purchased on the website, through applications for iPhone and Android and in all sales offices. You can also find out exact flight information, book and buy tickets by calling the airline's contact center.