Citrus (airline)

Citrus is a Russian startup low-cost airline owned by S7 Airlines, with its headquarters in Moscow and two hubs in Kazan and Omsk. The announcement from S7 to create a regional low-cost carrier was made in 2021. The airline's first flight is planned for July 2022.[1]

Citrus
IATA ICAO Callsign
TBA CTU CITRUS
Founded2021
Commenced operationsJuly 2022 (planned)
Hubs
Parent companyS7 Airlines
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Websitecitrus.ru

History

In 2008, S7 Airlines, a Russian carrier, founded a subsidiary airline, Globus. Globus and S7 merged at the end of 2019. In 2021 the S7 Group announced their plans to create a regional low-cost carrier.

A competition was held to decide airline's name. By its end, the airline slogan was also announced: connecting cities of Russia — «Cities of Russia».[2][3]

On 28 January 2022 an Airbus A319 (VP-BHP) with code CTU-8899 made its flight to receive certification from the Federal Air Transport Agency. On 9 February 2022 Citrus received the certificate from Globus.[4]

Ticket sales are planned to commence in April 2022 and the first regular flight is slated for July 2022.[1][5][6]

Destinations

Citrus plans to have predominantly domestic network, outside Moscow.[7] and then CIS countries.[4]

Country City Airport Notes Ref
RussiaKazanKazan International AirportHub
OmskOmsk Tsentralny AirportHub

Current fleet
Citrus fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320neo — 8 TBD

By 2024, the airline plans to have a fleet consisting of 24 aircraft.[4]

See also

References
  1. Новый лоукостер Citrus выбрал российскую систему бронирования
  2. "S7 запустит в России лоукостер Citrus". RG.RU. 23 September 2021.
  3. "Новый лоукостер группы S7 выбрал первые аэропорты базирования - Ведомости". Vedomosti. 8 December 2021.
  4. "Лоукостер S7 получил сертификат эксплуатанта Росавиации". Interfax.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. S7 запускает новый лоукостер
  6. "Новый российский лоукостер получит название "Цитрус" и розовые самолеты". www.d-kvadrat.ru (in Russian).
  7. Новый российский лоукостер выбрал базой Казань и Омск
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