Aeroflot redeploys its international network, will launch flights from Sochi to six countries

Aeroflot Russian Airlines is being forced to realign its international network due to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and western sanctions, especially airspace closures to Russian aircraft.

Aeroflot will now fly from Sochi in southern Russia to six countries and 17 destinations.

The aircraft will be operated by Rossiya.

Using its shorter-range Sukhoi SuperJet 100s, Aeroflot will operate from Sochi to Armenia (Yerevan), Egypt (Cairo), Israel (Tel Aviv), Kazakhstan (Aktau, Aktobe, Almaty, Atyrau, Nur Sultan), Turkey (Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Istanbul) and Uzbekistan (Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Urgench, Ferghana).

The international flights will connect to hubs in Moscow (Sheremetyevo), St. Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk.

Aeroflot is avoiding using foreign leased Airbus and Boeing aircraft on the routes due to a real fear of seizure.

Aeroflot issued this statement:

Aeroflot has opened sales of tickets for direct regular flights from Sochi to Armenia, Egypt, Israel, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. The flight program is focused on transit passenger traffic and caters to those travelling on routes via Sochi from base airports of the Aeroflot Group airlines in Moscow (Sheremetyevo), Saint-Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk.

Flights from Sochi to 17 destinations will be operated by Rossiya Airlines (a subsidiary of Aeroflot Group) on domestically-produced Superjet 100 aircraft. Up to ten airliners of this type will be based in Sochi to operate the flight program.

Destination		Frequency of flights (per week)	Flights launch date
Country	City	Frequency of flights (per week)	Flights launch date
Armenia	Yerevan	7	8 April
Egypt	Cairo	7	7 April
Israel	Tel Aviv	7	7 April
Kazakhstan	Aktau	3	8 April
	Aktobe	3	7 April
	Almaty	7	8 April
	Atyrau	2	9 April
	Nur-Sultan	7	7 April
Turkey	Antalya	14	7 April
	Bodrum	3	22 April
	Dalaman	2	22 April
	Istanbul	19	7 April
Uzbekistan	Bukhara	3	7 April
	Samarkand	4	8 April
	Tashkent	7	8 April
	Urgench	2	8 April
	Fergana	3	7 April

Aeroflot will continue to explore the perspective of the development of international flights program from Sochi as well as from other cities of Russia.

Previous worldwide route map (now shrunk to six countries):