Aeroflot is to create a regional hub in in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, as part of the Russian flag carrier’s strategic goal for regional development.
In a statement Aeroflot said that it plans to launch flights from Krasnoyarsk to 12 new destinations; Simferopol, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Tomsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Bratsk, Irkutsk and Yakutsk in Russia; as well as Beijing and Sanya in China.
The Krasnoyarsk-based fleet will consist of Superjet 100 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft and Aeroflot said it expected passenger traffic will exceed 1 million passengers at the Krasnoyarsk hub in 2020.
Aeroflot to open regional hub in Krasnoyarsk
