Airlines of Russia

In Russia since the Soviet Union survived several brands that the majority of tourists still associate with the largest country in the world. In the same line with such recognizable brands as Kalashnikov (automatic) and Stolichnaya (vodka), also stands the largest airline of Russia - Aeroflot. Today, the full name of the airline sounds like «Aeroflot - Russian Airlines».

But over the past fifteen years, in Russia have developed several dozens of large airlines that serve both domestic and international flights. The quality of their service and the flying stock still leaves much to be desired. But, nonetheless, it can already be certainly said that in Russia there are several large international airlines, the level which is only a little below the worldwide standards.

The largest international airlines of Russia:

- Aeroflot (Aeroflot)
- Siberia (S7 Airlines)
- Russia
- Transaero (Transaero)

In addition, Russia has several large regional companies, which focus on air transportation within Russia. At the same time, companies also make regular and chartered international flights.

Major regional airlines of Russia:

- Domodedovo Airlines (Domodedovo), Moscow
- Ural Airlines (Ural Airlines), Yekaterinburg
- Airline UTair (Utair airlines), Tyumen
- Airline KrasAir (KarsAir), Krasnoyarsk
- Airline Vladivostok Avia , Vladivostok

More recently, a new player appeared on Russian domestic airlines - budget airline Sky Express . In Europe, such companies occupy a large amount of the total mass of air transportations (EasyJet, Germanwings, etc.). In Russia, «Sky Express» is the first of its kind.