Azimuth Airlines has opened ticket sales for flights from Rostov-on-Don to Tyumen and from Krasnodar to Yerevan. Flights to Tyumen will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays starting November 3. Tickets are available for some November dates for 888 rubles, according to Travel.ru.
This price is for a baggage-free, non-refundable promotional fare, valid for a limited time only on flights in early and mid-November. For other dates, prices start at 1,680 rubles. Baggage-inclusive fares start at 3,680 rubles, and refundable tickets start at 5,080 rubles.
Departure from Rostov at 00:05, arrival in Tyumen at 5:10. Return departure at 6:10, arrival in Rostov at 7:10.
Flights between Krasnodar and Yerevan will begin on October 6 and are scheduled to operate three times a week in October (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) and twice a week from November (Thursday and Saturday). Departures from Krasnodar on Thursdays and Saturdays are at 5:40 PM, arriving in Yerevan at 8:10 PM. Return flights depart at 9:30 PM, arriving in Krasnodar at 10:05 PM. This is the winter schedule (starting in November); in October, it is shifted forward an hour.
The minimum one-way fare from Krasnodar is currently 1,215 rubles, including baggage allowance. Baggage allowances start at 4,050 rubles, while checked baggage allowances start at 5,670 rubles. Return fares are significantly higher due to high Yerevan airport fees: baggage allowances are 4,042 rubles, baggage allowances are 7,282 rubles, and checked baggage allowances are 8,902 rubles.
Adding baggage to a baggage-free fare costs 2,000 rubles each way. However, all passengers are allowed 10 kilograms of carry-on baggage, plus a briefcase or handbag, and a number of other personal items.
Meals on Azimuth flights are available for a fee. Passengers are only offered free sparkling and still water (snacks will likely be included on the Bishkek flight). Online check-in is only available for those willing to pay a minimum of 200 rubles for seat selection.
When purchasing tickets on the Azimuth Airlines website, a paid meal (a sandwich for 250 rubles) and paid insurance (also 250 rubles) are now included in the ticket by default. This practice of selling services not requested by the customer, while prohibited in the European Union and several other countries, remains widespread in Russia. To cancel these services, click the "In the order" button on the additional services selection page.
In September, Azimuth also launched a Rostov-Volgograd route and flights from Rostov and Krasnodar to Nizhnekamsk. Additionally, starting in October, the company plans to fly from Moscow to Pskov, from Krasnodar to Kazan, from Sochi to Kaluga, from Rostov and Stavropol to Yerevan, and from Rostov to Bishkek. Flights on the Moscow-Elista route will double from two to four times per week. At the same time, Azimuth will close several routes in late September and early October: from Elista to Sochi and Rostov, from Krasnodar and Mineralnye Vody to Kaluga, and from Moscow to Grozny.
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As a reminder, passengers of all Russian airlines may soon lose their guarantee of free carriage of briefcases, handbags, backpacks, outerwear, as well as baby food, medications, canes, crutches, and other medically necessary items. This is according to a draft order from the Ministry of Transport, prepared following an appeal to the ministry by Pobeda Airlines, which demanded that passengers be stripped of all these guarantees. If approved, carriers will be able to limit passengers to only 5 kilograms of carry-on baggage, with the airlines themselves being able to determine the permissible dimensions of such baggage (Pobeda itself already uses a tiny "calibrator" measuring 36x30x27 centimeters, which is insufficient to accommodate many common small city bags, as well as some mobile electronics, such as some laptops). Meanwhile, Azimuth Airlines has stated that it has no plans to reduce the allowances for its passengers.
Source: travel.ru