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CJSC Sky Express (Russian: ЗАО «Небесный Экспресс»), simply known as Sky Express and in Russian as Скай Экспресс, was a Russian low-cost airline. Its main base was Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia. Sky Express was the first airline to focus on being a low-cost domestic airline in Russia. It operated from January 2007 until October 2011.
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Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 29 January 2007 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 29 October 2011 | ||||||
Operating bases | Moscow-Vnukovo | ||||||
Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Kuban Airlines (2011) | ||||||
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
Key people | Marina Vladimirovna Bukalova (MD)[1] | ||||||
Website | skyexpress.ru |
The airline was established in March 2006 by a consortium of investors which included KrasAir CEO Boris Abramovich, EBRD, Altima Partners and others, becoming Russia's first low-cost airline. The first flight took off on 29 January 2007 from Moscow to Sochi. Only 20 days after the only other Russian low-cost airline, Avianova, ceased its operations, Sky Express also decided to stop all flights from 29 October 2011. Its fleet and brand name was transferred to Kuban Airlines.[citation needed]
As of March 2011, Sky Express served the following destinations:[2]
Additionally, Sky Express operated charter flights on a seasonal basis to the following destinations during the summer of 2009 and 2010:[3]
The Sky Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft in November 2011:[6]
Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
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Airbus A319-100 | 3 | 156 |
Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 148 |
Boeing 737-500 | 2 | 132 |
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