Joint stock company Royal Flight Airlines (Russian: АО «Авиакомпания «Роял Флайт»), formerly Abakan-Avia (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Абакан-Авиа»), was[3] a charter airline based in Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It operated charter services between Russian cities and various holiday destinations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean.[4][5][6] Its main base was the Abakan Airport (ABA).[2]
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| Founded | 1992 (as Abakan-Avia) 11 July 2014 (as Royal Flight) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Destinations | 66 | ||||||
| Parent company | Coral Travel | ||||||
| Headquarters | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | ||||||
| Employees | 76 (2007)[2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline was established in 1992 as Abakan-Avia and started operations in 1993. It was established from a former Aeroflot unit, and started domestic cargo flights in 1993 and international flights in 1994. Sobol acquired a 70% share in 1999. It had 76 employees (at March 2007).[2] In 2002, a proposed merger with RusAir failed. In July 2014, it was purchased by Russian tour operator Coral Travel and renamed Royal Flight Airlines on 11 July 2014.[7]
Destinations
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By July 2019, Royal Flight operated to the following destinations:[9][10]
Fleet
As of March 2022, the Royal Flight fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[15][16]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | — | — | 235 | 235 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | — | — | 325 | 325 | |
| — | 330 | 330 | ||||
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2 | — | 14 | 478 | 492 | |
| Total | 11 | — | ||||
See also
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