Aeroflot Outlines Winter 2012 Russia/Europe Operation

Skyteam member Aeroflot has outlined its planned operation within Domestic Russia, CIS and Europe service for Winter 2012 season.

Winter 2012 season is in effect from 28OCT12, and the following are latest as of 04MAY12.

• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Ashgabat NEW 1 daily service, planned to begin from 28OCT12. Reservation is not available
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Bishkek Service increase from 12 to 14 weekly
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Dniepropetrovsk Service increases from 5 weekly (Day x67) to 1 daily from 01OCT12
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Donetsk 1 daily service maintained, however reservation is not available
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Helsinki SU9 (Sukohi SuperJet) replacing A319, 1 daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Istanbul Overall frequency reduced from 4 daily in W11 to 3 daily. 2 of 3 daily operates with Ilyushin Il96 instead of A321
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Krakow Service increases from 4 weekly (Day x136) to daily, SU9 operating (Previous plan was 1 daily service upon launch on 01JUN12)
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Nice Winter service increases from daily in W11 to 9 weekly in W12
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Nizhnekamsk Increases from 1-2 to 3 daily (Service operates 1 daily from 01JUL12 to 27OCT12)
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Nizhniy Novgorod Increases from 3 to 4 daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Novy Urengoy Planned service starting 01SEP12, is currently not loaded in the system on/after 28OCT12
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Odessa Schedule on/after 28OCT12 is currently not loaded in the system
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Orenburg SU9 replacing A320, 1 daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airbus A330-300 operates daily in W12, replacing 767 in W11
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Samarkand NEW 6 weekly service, planned to begin from 28OCT12. Reservation is not available
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Simferopol Winter operation operates 2 daily, increases from 1 in W11
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Surgut Planned service increase from 1 to 2 daily. New flight is not open for reservation
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Tallinn NEW 1 Daily service with Airbus A319. Reservation is now open (Tallinn is the host city for Routes Europe 2012)
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Tyumen Service increases from 2 to 3 daily (1 daily in W11). Reservation is now open
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Vilnius Airbus A320 replacing SU9, 1 daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Vladivostok 2 Daily A330-300 operating in W12, replacing 767/A330 in W11

Increased frequencies in Summer 2012 will be maintained in Winter 2012 on following routes:

• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Anapa 2 Daily. SU9 replacing A319/320 in S12
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Brussels 2 Daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Bucharest 3 weekly. Airbus A319 replacing SU9 in S12
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Nizhenvartovsk 2 Daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Oslo 2 Daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – St. Petersburg 14 Daily
• Moscow Sheremetyevo – Zagreb 1 Daily. SU9 replacing A320 in S12