Red Wings is First Airline to Open Base at Omsk Airport

The Omsk region Government, Red Wings Airlines and Omsk Airport signed December 6 th a three-sided agreement for promotion of air transportation in Omsk region. The Governor of Omsk region Alexander Burkov, Red Wings CEO Evgeny Klyucharev and JSC Omsk Airport CEO Oleg Seliverstov acted as signees.

Red Wings is to become the first airline to open base at Omsk Airport. A new state-of-the-art SSJ100 of Red Wings fleet will make the first airplane based in Omsk. The plane will fly from Moscow to Omsk base end of December — start of January 2022 just after delivery by the manufacturer plant, technical clearance and being listed in Red Wings’ operator certificate.

— Emergence of a Omsk-based operator enables us to raise the number of local routes from Omsk. Twelve local Russian routes from Omsk are scheduled to be launched in 2022. Flights to Central Asia countries are being considered as well – to Baku, Bishkek, Tashkent and Nursultan. Based airline can better the Omsk region connectivity, so creating for Omsk a more agreeable business climate. By widening Omsk route network we are raising competitiveness of our region. It delivers new jobs, traffic growth and higher income for JSC Omsk Airport, and also additional kerosene sales which as well comes to the good of Omsk business. And forthwith we are easing economical and, most urgently, social matter, that is: improving connectivity for regions and cities of the state. Air travel for locals will get nicer and lighter, long-awaited new connections will emerge, and so locals no more have to climb train and ride to other cities, as was the case earlier, just in order to fly international. Starting next year as we hope air travel grows more comfortable for our citizens, — Mr. Burkov said upon the signing ceremony.

— Red Wings has just over a year ago started a Russian-wide grand project for developing direct air network between Russian cities. And today we happy to enter Siberia, to announce opening of our base in Omsk airport. And it’s truly a joint enterprise by Omsk region and Red Wings: Omsk government subsidies help us draw federal subsidies and as a result fix fares at more affordable level, create new opportunities for travel. January 2022 we are launching flights from our Omsk base, at the same time our Omsk branch is starting to function, which will encompass jobs for a share of our cabin crews and flight crews, and so we become a tax resident of Omsk region, — Mr. Klyucharev said.

— I reckon our partnership will help airport traffic grow next 2022 year. Our goal is to emerge as a hub airport, so that not only Omsk and Omsk region denizens travel by Omsk airport. New direct flights will serve as a nice bonus for coming ice hockey World Junior Championship (2022-2023). Affordable direct flights will create more opportunities to visit Omsk, — Mr. Seliverstov said.

Red Wings plans to introduce new destinations from Omsk in the nearest future: starting January 2022 to Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Makhachkala, Novokuznetsk, Samara and Ufa. Starting spring/summer 2022 - to Chelyabinsk, Kemerovo, Mineralnye Vody, Perm, Simferopol, Sochi and Volgograd. Launching international routes is also considered, final decision depending on liftings of anti-epidemic restrictions and demand recovery.

This fall/winter Red Wings operates three Omsk routes from other bases - to Ekaterinburg, Mirny and Noyabrsk.