BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

25/07/2007

Polet Airlines starts regular flight Moscow-Gomel-Moscow.

Polet Airlines starts regular flight to Belarus by the route Moscow-Gomel-Moscow , said in the airlines' announcement.

The flights will be carried three times a day by SAAB-2000. The departure airport is Domodedovo.

Polet airlines specializes on bulk cargos carriage by AN-124-100 "Ruslan" planes and IL-76 acquisition will expand the number of the rendered cargo conveyance services, said in the announcement.

First AN-148 aircrafts will be set in operation in IQ 2009. The company plans to use the planes for the flights from Central Chernozemie region and particularly from Voronezh to Norilsk, Dubai, Barcelona, Paris, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Khurgada.

Domodedovo International Airport is the largest transport hub in Russia. It receives practically all aircraft of Russian and Soviet production, has access to services of Boeing airplanes, Douglas liners, and the greater part of business aviation vehicles: Embraer, Falcon, Gulfstream, Challenger and others. The Airport's general agent is East Line Handling.

In 2006 Domodedovo rendered services to 15.37 passengers, that is 10.1% more then in 2005.

Source:

http://www.akm.ru/eng/news/2007/july/25/ns2030717.htm