Moscow. June 6. INTERFAX.RU – the Airline “VIM-Avia” has announced the cancellation of flights from 6 June. Just canceled 13 return flights: from Moscow, Sochi, Simferopol and Antalya in the direction of Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Burgas and other cities.
At the end of may it was reported about the mass delays of flights “VIM-Avia” from a number of Russian cities. The company explained the late check-routine repair of several wide-body aircraft. Meanwhile, the transport Prosecutor’s office several regions have started checking the airlines and the Federal air transport Agency has called for the administration of the carrier to explain the situation.
Last Friday, “VIM-Avia” reported a reduction of 13% of their Charter flights from 2 June to 15 June. The company promised that all obligations to passengers of Charter flights that have already been transported to the Russian and foreign resorts will be fulfilled. Sunday “VIM-Avia” has published an updated list of flights canceled from June 5, which hit the Moscow and regional flights.
According to the Federal tourism Agency, notification about reduction of the Charter program “VIM-Avia” has got operators “NTK Intourist”, “coral travel”, “TT-travel”, “Mouzenidis travel Center”, “ay si es travel Service, Company TEZ Tour”, “ANEX Tourism Group”.
“VIM-Avia” – one of the largest in terms of passenger traffic of the airlines of the Russian Federation, in January – April, carried more than 466 thousand people, occupying the 10th place in the statistics of the Federal air transport Agency. Performs regular and Charter flights in Russia and in Central Asia and Europe. Based in the Moscow “Domodedovo”. According to base “SPARK-Interfax”, the airline belongs to citizens of the Russian Federation Svetlana and Rashid by Mursekaev.