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12 января 2015
Government support of the regional flights from Novosibirsk to be continued in 2015
Airlines performing regional flights via NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport will continue to receive support within the framework of government subsidy programme in 2015.
By the decision of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), the government support will be provided to a number of airlines including Tomsk Avia, KrasAvia, IrAero, RusLine and others performing flights to such regional destination as Gorno-Altaisk, Kyzyl, Novokuznetsk, Strezhevoy, Khanty-Mansiysk, Noyabrsk and Ufa.
As reference, the support under this programme is granted to the airlines operating flights from Novosibirsk to the cities of the Siberian and the Ural Federal Districts since 2013. Within the framework of the programme, the overall regional passenger traffic at NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport during 2014 exceeded 44 thousand people, which is 30% higher than in 2013.
The majority of regional flights are performed due to the state support programmes. Moreover, flight connections between Novosibirsk and the cities of Siberia and the Urals which were lost more than 10 years ago have been restored.
Development of regional route network is one of the priority areas of Novosibirsk Tolmachevo airport. Due to the opening of regional flights, transfer passengers from other regions are able to use an extensive route network of NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport which covers over 90 destinations in Russia and abroad.
NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport is the largest air hub in Russia east of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity of domestic terminal makes up to 1,800 passengers per hour, while the international terminal capacity – up to 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways of ICAO I and II Categories.