Royal Flight (airline)

Joint stock company Royal Flight airlines (Russian: АО «Авиакомпания «Роял Флайт»), formerly Abakan-Avia (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Абакан-Авиа»), was[2][3] a charter airline based in Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It operates charter services between Russian cities and holiday destinations in Sri Lanka, Greece, Egypt, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam, mainland China, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Zanzibar.[4][5][6] Its main base was the Abakan Airport (ABA).[7]

Royal Flight
IATA ICAO Callsign
RL ABG ROYAL FLIGHT[1]
Founded1992 (as Abakan-Avia)
2014 (as Royal Flight)
Ceased operations2022
Secondary hubsMoscow-Sheremetyevo
Fleet size15
HeadquartersAbakan, Khakassia, Russia
Websitewww.royalflight.ru/en/

History
Royal Flight's (Abakan-Avia) old logo
Ilyushin IL-76T of Abakan Avia. This and other aircraft of that type are planned to be phased out.

The airline was established in 1992 as Abakan-Avia and started operations in 1993. It was established from a former Aeroflot unit, and started domestic cargo flights in 1993 and international flights in 1994. Sobol acquired a 70% share in 1999. It had 76 employees (at March 2007).[7] In 2002 a proposed merger with RusAir failed. In July 2014 it was purchased by Russian tour operator Coral Travel and renamed Royal Flight Airlines on 11 July 2014.[8]

Destinations

As of July 2019, Royal Flight operates to the following destinations:[9][10]

Country/region City Airport Notes Ref.
BulgariaBurgasBurgas AirportTerminated[11]
Taiwan TaipeiTaoyuan International AirportSeasonal charter
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Cargo
ChinaChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International AirportSeasonal charter
GuiyangGuiyang Longdongbao International AirportSeasonal charter
HefeiHefei Xinqiao International AirportSeasonal charter
NanningNanning Wuxu International AirportSeasonal charter
NingboNingbo Lishe International AirportSeasonal charter
MacauMacau International AirportSeasonal charter
CubaVaraderoJuan Gualberto Gómez AirportSeasonal charter
HolguínFrank País AirportSeasonal charter
CyprusLarnacaLarnaca International AirportTerminated[12]
Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International AirportSeasonal charter
GreeceCorfuCorfu International AirportTerminated[13]
KosKos International AirportTerminated[13]
RhodesRhodes International AirportTerminated[13]
IndiaGoaDabolim AirportSeasonal charter
ItalyBariBari Karol Wojtyła AirportSeasonal charter
CataniaCatania–Fontanarossa AirportSeasonal charter
NaplesNaples International AirportSeasonal charter
MexicoCancúnCancun International AirportSeasonal charter
MontenegroTivatTivat AirportSeasonal charter
MoroccoAgadirAgadir–Al Massira AirportSeasonal charter
RussiaAbakanAbakan International AirportSeasonal charter
ArkhangelskTalagi AirportSeasonal charter
BarnaulBarnaul AirportSeasonal charter
BelgorodBelgorod International AirportSeasonal charter
BryanskBryansk International AirportSeasonal charter
IrkutskIrkutsk International AirportSeasonal charter
KaliningradKhrabrovo AirportSeasonal charter
KalugaKaluga (Grabtsevo) AirportSeasonal charter
KazanKazan International AirportSeasonal charter
KemerovoKemerovo International AirportSeasonal charter
Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk AirportSeasonal charter
KrasnodarKrasnodar International AirportSeasonal charter
Mineralnye VodyMineralnye Vody AirportSeasonal charter
MoscowMoscow Domodedovo AirportBase
MoscowSheremetyevo International AirportBase
NizhnevartovskNizhnevartovsk AirportSeasonal charter
Nizhny NovgorodStrigino International AirportSeasonal charter
NovokuznetskSpichenkovo AirportSeasonal charter
NovosibirskTolmachevo AirportSeasonal charter
OmskOmsk Tsentralny AirportSeasonal charter
OrenburgOrenburg Tsentralny AirportSeasonal charter
PermPerm International AirportSeasonal charter
Rostov-on-DonPlatov International AirportSeasonal charter
Saint PetersburgPulkovo AirportBase
SamaraKurumoch International AirportSeasonal charter
SaratovSaratov Gagarin AirportSeasonal charter[14]
SochiSochi International AirportSeasonal charter
SurgutSurgut International AirportSeasonal charter
TomskBogashevo AirportSeasonal charter
TyumenRoshchino International AirportSeasonal charter
UfaUfa International AirportSeasonal charter
UlyanovskUlyanovsk Vostochny AirportSeasonal charter
VladivostokVladivostok International AirportSeasonal charter
VolgogradVolgograd International AirportSeasonal charter
YekaterinburgKoltsovo International AirportBase
SpainBarcelonaBarcelona–El Prat AirportTerminated[11]
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca AirportTerminated[11]
ReusReus AirportTerminated[11]
Sri LankaColomboBandaranaike International AirportSeasonal charter
ThailandKrabiKrabi International AirportSeasonal charter
PattayaU-Tapao International AirportSeasonal charter
PhuketPhuket International AirportSeasonal charter
TunisiaDjerbaDjerba–Zarzis International AirportSeasonal charter
EnfidhaEnfidha–Hammamet International AirportSeasonal charter
TurkeyAlanyaGazipaşa AirportSeasonal charter
AntalyaAntalya AirportSeasonal charter
BodrumMilas–Bodrum AirportSeasonal charter
DalamanDalaman AirportSeasonal charter
VietnamNha TrangCam Ranh International AirportSeasonal charter
Phu QuocPhu Quoc International AirportSeasonal charter
United Arab EmiratesDubaiAl Maktoum International AirportSeasonal charter[14]

Fleet
Royal Flight Boeing 757-200 taking off from Domodedovo International Airport (September 2014)
Royal Flight Boeing 777-300ER

Current fleet

As of April 2020, the Royal Flight fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[15]

Royal Flight fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 3 — — 189 189
Boeing 757-200 6 — — 235 235
Boeing 767-300ER 3 — — 330 330
— 325 325
Boeing 777-300ER 3 — 14 478 492
Total 15 0

References
  1. https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2H_Bsc_w_Chgs_1-3_dtd_2-28-19.pdf
  2. "Russia's Royal Flight ceases all operations". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. Ferreira, Carlos (14 March 2022). "Royal Flight torna-se a primeira empresa aérea russa a sucumbir às sanções ocidentais". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. Наши направления / Royal Flight. Royal Flight airlines. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. "Совсем скоро, друзья, мы откроем новые направления!". vk.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. "Russia launches charter flights to Cam Ranh". Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 44.
  8. "О компании / Royal Flight". Royal Flight airlines. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  9. "Royal flight". svo.aero. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  10. "Flight Search". pegasys.pegast.ru. 17 July 2018.
  11. "Ukraine travel bans and sanctions: All the countries that have been affected so far". Euronews. 27 February 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Updated: All the European countries affected by Ukraine travel bans and sanctions so far". Euronews. 28 February 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines". Reuters. 28 February 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. В новый аэропорт «Гагарин» придут «Уральские авиалинии». Kommersant (in Russian). 23 August 2019.
  15. "Royal Flight Fleet". royalflight.ru.

Bibliography
  • Günter Endres, ed. (2010). Flight International World Airlines 2010. Sutton, Surrey, England: Reed Business Information. ISBN 978-1-898779-39-1.


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