MINSK, 31August (BelTA) – Flying to Zhukovsky will be two times cheaper than to Domodedovo, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belavia air carrier.
“Belavia will start flying to Moscow's new airport Zhukovsky on 12 September. A one-way ticket will cost €34, a return ticket - €63. The airfare to Domodedovo is €66, a round trip costs €135,” the press service informed.
The airline also noted that it is not planning to change the airfares to Zhukovsky and Domodedovo in the near future.
As was reported, Belavia will be the first carrier to begin flights to Zhukovsky, the new airport in Moscow Oblast. Flights will be performed daily starting from 12 September. On Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Belavia will operate a morning flight (departing from Minsk at 08.15 Minsk time). On other days the flight will depart in the evening (at 18.05 from Minsk).
At the moment the Belarusian carrier operates scheduled flights to the following Russian airports: Domodedovo Airport (Moscow), Pulkovo International Airport (St. Petersburg), Krasnodar International Airport, Sochi International Airport, Khrabrovo International Airport (Kaliningrad). In accordance with the agreement on joint operation of airlines with Sibir Airline (operating carrier) Belavia, as a marketing carrier, performs flights from Moscow to Yekaterinburg, Samara, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Volgograd, Krasnoyarsk, Tyumen, Nizhnevartovsk and back.
Zhukovsky International Airport is a new airport located in the south-east of Moscow Oblast, 23km away from the Russian capital.
Belavia is the largest air carrier in Belarus Belavia offers regular flights to 47 destinations in Europe and Asia.