Khabarovsk Closed for Aircraft of Foreign Make
Khabarovsk Airport has imposed restrictions on accepting the aircraft of foreign make till the end of the winter season. The decision will hit Transaero, VIM-Avia and S7. The ban was lobbied by Dalavia, which is the basic airlines of the airport, speculate representatives of the airlines and Federal Aviation Agency, Rosaviatsia.
At the end of past week, Khabarovsk airport sent a telegram to the airlines notifying them about the restrictions on accepting the aircraft during the winter timetable that takes effect today, October 29, 2007. Due to “the absence of required safety and rescue equipment,” the airport has denied the winter service to all aircraft of foreign make, except cargo Boeing 747F and DC-10.
The ban will hit five airlines, including S7 that launches today three weekly direct flights (Moscow-Khabarovsk) at Airbus 310, VIM-Avia, Transaero, Sakhalin Aviatrassy (Sakhalin Air Routes) and Korean Asiana Airlines.
“We received the telegram Friday, but the tickets to the nearest flights had been sold already,” said Igor Volkov, who is the S7 deputy director for PR. Although the company has obtained the permit for the first flight, it will have to use Il-86 and make intermediate landing in Novosibirsk in future.
Transaero will fly at Russia’s Tu-214. As to VIM-Avia, it will suffer the heftiest losses, as it has no Russia’s planes in the fleet.
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All the Article in Russian as of Oct. 29, 2007
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