Rossiya Airlines transported the millionth passenger of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport
November 25, 2022 AEX.RU – Airline «Russia” (Group Aeroflot) transported the millionth passenger of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport. They became Yaroslav Popov, departing on flight FV 6284 in Moscow on November 25. Rossiya flight attendants presented the jubilee passenger with a gift certificate for the flight. Airport set of souvenirs, as well as the opportunity to visit the business lounge. This was reported by the press service of the air carrier.
“Today, the millionth passenger has been registered at the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport since the beginning of the year. It is symbolic that the client of the Rossiya airline, who holds the position of deputy for sustainable and safe communication between the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and the mainland committee, has become a client, – said the chairman of the government of the Sakhalin region. Sergey Olontsev. “On behalf of Governor Valeria Igorevich Limarenko and personally, I congratulate the staff of the airport and the airline on this achievement!”
Rossiya airline official representative Sergey Starikov noted: “The first millionth passenger is a holiday not only for the transport industry of the island, but also for the Rossiya airline. According to statistics, every fourth passenger served by Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport chose our airline. Thanks to “flat” fares and subsidized passenger traffic, a flight to Moscow has become affordable travel for the islanders. Rhythmic flights cover different subjects of Russia, but thanks to the air transport of such a close region of the country. At the end of 2022, Rossiya plans to carry on daily flights through Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk more than 250 thousand passengers. Since autumn, Rossiya has been operating flights to Sakhalin from the Siberian air transport hub of Aeroflot Group, located in Krasnoyarsk. We have already transported more than 5,000 people from different regions of the country along this route.”
Flights to the Sakhalin Region are very common, both among the residents of the region and among travelers. Of particular importance to the prestige of the exceptional position of the island state is the strategic importance of air travel to ensure the mobility of the population and solve the protection of socio-economic problems. Rossiya Airlines has an extensive route network, connecting the regions of the country and increasing their transport accessibility. The vast area of the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District and climatic conditions determine the decisive role of children in their development. Rossiya operates flights to the administrative centers of the Far Eastern Federal District – Anadyr, Blagoveshchensk, Magadan, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Chita, Khabarovsk, Ulan-Ude, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Yakutsk.