Russian low-cost airline Pobeda can not offer cheap tickets to Armenian passengers yet
The recently-established Russian low-cost airline Pobeda can not offer cheap tickets to Armenian passengers yet, a spokeswoman for the airline, Yelena Selivanova, told ARKA.
On February 27 the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) claimed it had received the permission to operate four flights a week from the southern Russian resort city of Sochi on the Black Sea coast to Armenia.
"At this point the service tariffs at the Yerevan Zvartnots airport do not allow Pobeda to offer Armenian passengers cheap tickets, which is contrary to our price policy,' Selivanova said.
Armenia’s Chief Civil Aviation Department (CCAD) earlier declined a report by that Pobeda had received the permission of Armenian air authorities to operate flights to Yerevan.
According to the rules, the Russian air company should first apply to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, which is to send its application to the Chief Civil Aviation Department. Then after consideration of the application, it must be agreed with the Ministry of Economy and other stakeholders and only then the applicant will be able to obtain a permit and begin the flights. Traditionally the entire process takes one month.
Pobeda airline was founded in September 2014 replacing another budget carrier called Dobrolet, which halted operations after being included in the list of EU sanctions against Russia for operating flights to Crimea. Pobeda is based at Moscow's Vnukovo airport. -0-