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Royal Flight
Founded	1992 (as Abakan-Avia); 11 July 2014 (as Royal Flight)
Operating bases	Moscow-Domodedovo; Moscow-Sheremetyevo; St. Petersburg; Yekaterinburg;
Fleet size	11
Destinations	66
Parent company	Coral Travel
Headquarters	Abakan, Khakassia, Russia
Employees	76 (2007)
Website	www.royalflight.ru/en/

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]

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]

In May 2022, Royal Flight ceased all operations.^[3]^[8]

Destinations

By July 2019, Royal Flight operated to the following destinations:^[9]^[10]

Country/region	City	Airport	Notes	Ref.
Bulgaria	Burgas	Burgas Airport	Terminated	^[11]
Taiwan	Taipei	Taoyuan International Airport	Seasonal charter
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Cargo
China	Chongqing	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Guiyang	Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Hefei	Hefei Xinqiao International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Nanning	Nanning Wuxu International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Ningbo	Ningbo Lishe International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Macau	Macau International Airport	Seasonal charter
Cuba	Varadero	Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport	Seasonal charter
Cuba	Holguín	Frank País Airport	Seasonal charter
Cyprus	Larnaca	Larnaca International Airport	Terminated	^[12]
Dominican Republic	Punta Cana	Punta Cana International Airport	Seasonal charter
Greece	Corfu	Corfu International Airport	Terminated	^[13]
	Kos	Kos International Airport	Terminated	^[13]
	Rhodes	Rhodes International Airport	Terminated	^[13]
India	Goa	Dabolim Airport	Seasonal charter
Italy	Bari	Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport	Seasonal charter
	Catania	Catania–Fontanarossa Airport	Seasonal charter
	Naples	Naples International Airport	Seasonal charter
Mexico	Cancún	Cancun International Airport	Seasonal charter
Montenegro	Tivat	Tivat Airport	Seasonal charter
Morocco	Agadir	Agadir–Al Massira Airport	Seasonal charter
Russia	Abakan	Abakan International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Arkhangelsk	Talagi Airport	Seasonal charter
	Barnaul	Barnaul Airport	Seasonal charter
	Belgorod	Belgorod International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Bryansk	Bryansk International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Irkutsk	Irkutsk International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Kaliningrad	Khrabrovo Airport	Seasonal charter
	Kaluga	Kaluga (Grabtsevo) Airport	Seasonal charter
	Kazan	Kazan International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Kemerovo	Kemerovo International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Khanty-Mansiysk	Khanty-Mansiysk Airport	Seasonal charter
	Krasnodar	Krasnodar International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Mineralnye Vody	Mineralnye Vody Airport	Seasonal charter
	Moscow	Moscow Domodedovo Airport	Base
	Moscow	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Base
	Nizhnevartovsk	Nizhnevartovsk Airport	Seasonal charter
	Nizhny Novgorod	Strigino International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Novokuznetsk	Spichenkovo Airport	Seasonal charter
	Novosibirsk	Tolmachevo Airport	Seasonal charter
	Omsk	Omsk Tsentralny Airport	Seasonal charter
	Orenburg	Orenburg Tsentralny Airport	Seasonal charter
	Perm	Perm International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Rostov-on-Don	Platov International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Saint Petersburg	Pulkovo Airport	Base
	Samara	Kurumoch International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Saratov	Saratov Gagarin Airport	Seasonal charter	^[14]
	Sochi	Sochi International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Surgut	Surgut International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Tomsk	Bogashevo Airport	Seasonal charter
	Tyumen	Roshchino International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Ufa	Ufa International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Ulyanovsk	Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport	Seasonal charter
	Vladivostok	Vladivostok International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Volgograd	Volgograd International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Yekaterinburg	Koltsovo International Airport	Base
Spain	Barcelona	Barcelona–El Prat Airport	Terminated	^[11]
	Palma de Mallorca	Palma de Mallorca Airport	Terminated	^[11]
	Reus	Reus Airport	Terminated	^[11]
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Bandaranaike International Airport	Seasonal charter
Thailand	Krabi	Krabi International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Pattaya	U-Tapao International Airport	Seasonal charter
	Phuket	Phuket International Airport	Seasonal charter
Tunisia	Djerba	Djerba–Zarzis International Airport	Seasonal charter
Tunisia	Enfidha	Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport	Seasonal charter
Turkey	Alanya	Gazipaşa Airport	Seasonal charter
	Antalya	Antalya Airport	Seasonal charter
	Bodrum	Milas–Bodrum Airport	Seasonal charter
	Dalaman	Dalaman Airport	Seasonal charter
Vietnam	Nha Trang	Cam Ranh International Airport	Seasonal charter
Vietnam	Phu Quoc	Phu Quoc International Airport	Seasonal charter
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Al Maktoum International Airport	Seasonal charter	^[14]

Fleet

As of March 2022, the Royal Flight fleet consisted of the following aircraft:^[15]

**Royal Flight fleet**
Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
Aircraft	In service	Orders	C	Y	Total	Notes
Boeing 737-800	1	—	—	189	189	Stored at Václav Havel International Airport due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Boeing 757-200	1	—	—	235	235
Boeing 767-300ER	2	—	—	325	325
Boeing 767-300ER	2	—	—	330	330
Boeing 777-300ER	2	—	14	478	492
Total	11	—

References

^ https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2H_Bsc_w_Chgs_1-3_dtd_2-28-19.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 44.
^ ^a ^b "Russia's Royal Flight ceases all operations". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Наши направления / Royal Flight. Royal Flight airlines. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ "Совсем скоро, друзья, мы откроем новые направления!". vk.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ "Russia launches charter flights to Cam Ranh". Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^ "О компании / Royal Flight". Royal Flight airlines. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ Ferreira, Carlos (14 March 2022). "Royal Flight torna-se a primeira empresa aérea russa a sucumbir às sanções ocidentais". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Royal flight". svo.aero. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "Flight Search". pegasys.pegast.ru. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ukraine travel bans and sanctions: All the countries that have been affected so far". Euronews. 27 February 2022.
^ "Updated: All the European countries affected by Ukraine travel bans and sanctions so far". Euronews. 28 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines". Reuters. 28 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b В новый аэропорт «Гагарин» придут «Уральские авиалинии». Kommersant (in Russian). 23 August 2019.
^ "Royal Flight Fleet". royalflight.ru.

Bibliography

Günter Endres, ed. (2010). Flight International World Airlines 2010. Sutton, Surrey, England: Reed Business Information. ISBN 978-1-898779-39-1.

External links

Official website

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[1] ttps://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2H_Bsc_w_Chgs_1-3_dtd_2-28-19.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[FI-2] "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 44.

[ch-aviation-3] "Russia's Royal Flight ceases all operations". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[map-4] Наши направления / Royal Flight. Royal Flight airlines. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[DOT-Stats-5] "Совсем скоро, друзья, мы откроем новые направления!". vk.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[6] "Russia launches charter flights to Cam Ranh". Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[history-7] "О компании / Royal Flight". Royal Flight airlines. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[8] Ferreira, Carlos (14 March 2022). "Royal Flight torna-se a primeira empresa aérea russa a sucumbir às sanções ocidentais". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[9] "Royal flight". svo.aero. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[10] "Flight Search". pegasys.pegast.ru. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[Euronews-11] "Ukraine travel bans and sanctions: All the countries that have been affected so far". Euronews. 27 February 2022.

[Euronews2-12] "Updated: All the European countries affected by Ukraine travel bans and sanctions so far". Euronews. 28 February 2022.

[Reuters-13] "Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines". Reuters. 28 February 2022.

[kommersant.ru-14] В новый аэропорт «Гагарин» придут «Уральские авиалинии». Kommersant (in Russian). 23 August 2019.

[15] "Royal Flight Fleet". royalflight.ru.

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