Orenair (Orenburg) and S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk) have been granted limited international traffic rights by the Russian Ministry of Transport who are seeking to break the monopoly Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) currently holds on some routes to Finland and Poland. S7 is set to become the second designated-Russian carrier after Aeroflot on the Moscow to Helsinki Vantaa route with seven weekly flights. S7 has also been granted rights to operate 14 weekly flights between Moscow and Warsaw Chopin as well as seven weekly flights between Moscow and Kraków John Paul II International, formerly the sole preserve of Aeroflot and LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin). Similarly, another Russian carrier, Orenair (Orenburg), has been granted rights to launch flights from the Black Sea resort town of Sochi to Helsinki, Oslo Gardermoen and Stockholm Arlanda, as well as to London, Hannover, Madrid Barajas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Bratislava and Zurich. Russia's MoT says the move to open up traffic rights to other Russian operators is intended to help foster competition and ultimately help drive down fares.
Orenair, S7 Airlines granted new traffic rights by Russian government
Orenair Boeing 737-800,
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