S7 Airlines to start three times a week direct flights from St. Petersburg to Sochi

Novosibirsk, Russia, 2018-Nov-12 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the global airline alliance oneworld, starting from December 24, 2018, opens direct regular flights from St. Petersburg to Sochi. Tickets for the new flight are already available for purchase.

Flights from the Pulkovo Airport will be operated three times a week — on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The flight departs from St. Petersburg at 2:25 pm and lands in Sochi at 5:40 pm. The return flight departs at 6:35 pm and arrives in Petersburg at 9:50 pm. Flights will be operated on modern comfortable airliners Airbus A319.

“We continue to develop the destination network from St. Petersburg, offering S7 Airlines passengers convenient direct flights within the country. We expect high demand for flights from Russia’s northern capital to Sochi, that are especially relevant on the threshold of the New Year holidays. Many people choose Krasnaya Polyana ski slopes as vacation, and also plan to visit their relatives and friends,” says Igor Veretennikov, S7 Group commercial director.

For travelers departing for an active winter holiday, equipment transportation on S7 Airlines flights will traditionally be free. In addition to baggage, each passenger can have with them one set of equipment — a pair of mountain skis with sticks or a snowboard, as well as boots, a helmet, goggles and special clothes with a total weight of not more than 23 kg (50 lbs) for economy class passengers and for those who fly business class —32 kg (70 lbs). Equipment must be packed in a bag or in a bag and one piece of baggage, with maximum size of three dimensions below 203 cm (80 in).

The loyalty program S7 Priority members will receive 600 bonus miles for flights from St. Petersburg to Sochi. Accumulated S7 Priority miles can be used for award tickets, as well as additional services purchased on the s7.ru website and at departure airports.

Air tickets can be purchased at s7.ru, through the iPhone app or the Android app, and at any S7 sales office. You can also learn accurate flight information, book and buy tickets by calling our Contact Centre at 8 800 700–0707 (free for Russia).

S7 Airlines (“Siberia” airlines brand, s7.ru) is a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance.

The airline has a wide internal route network, created on the basis of air transport hubs in Moscow (Domodedovo) and Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo). S7 Airlines also performs regular flights to countries of the Commonwealth of  Independent States (CIS), Europe, the Near East, Southeast Asia and countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2007 the company received an official IATA certificate as an IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) operator, becoming the second air carrier in Russia to have successfully passed the full international audit procedure for compliance with operational safety standards.

S7 Airlines is one of the most reliable airlines of Russia, it implements latest achievements of the world’s industry in passenger services and develops its own services dynamically.

Today S7 Airlines has the newest and one of the most modern aircraft fleets on the Russian air transportation market. All flights of the airline are performed by the aircraft of the world’s leading manufacturers.

S7 Airlines is in top 100 of the best airlines of the world and ranks third in the Eastern Europe, as indicated by the authoritative international rating Skytrax.

S7 Airlines is among the top 5 of the most reputable Russian companies of 2017 and ranks the fourth among the most desirable Russian employers.

S7 Airlines is a Safety Leaders Award winner in “Transportation Safety: Flight Safety” category.

S7 Airlines was a multiple winner of the Wings of Russia National Aviation Awards in different categories.

S7 Airlines was a multiple winner of the Cannes Lions advertising festival awards for implemented projects, and My Planet National Awards for discoveries in travel sphere.

S7 Airlines won “Best Russian Airline” at 2015 National Geographic Traveler Awards.

At the end of 2016, S7 Airlines became the winner of Skyway Service Award aviation award in three categories: the best airline in category “Economy Class, Domestic Scheduled Services”, “Best Loyalty Program” and “Best Online Customer Services”.

The airline is a member of the S7 Group of companies. In 2017 Group member airlines carried more than 14.2 million passengers.

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Media contact:
PR Director — Irina Kolesnikova
Press Secretary — Anna Bazhina
Email: presscenter@s7.ru

Source: S7 Airline