Aeroflot has announced it has acquired eight stranded Airbus A330s from leasing companies.
The aircraft were leased and were not able to be returned to Russia.
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Aeroflot Group shows only a 20.4% decline in traffic in March
Aeroflot Group issued this traffic report for March:
Aeroflot Group operating results for March 2022
Key highlights of March 2022:
- Aeroflot Group carried 2.2 million passengers, 20.4% down year-on-year;
- 2.0 million passengers carried in domestic segment, 15.7% down year-on-year;
- Aeroflot Group’s passenger load factor was 79.5%, a 3.3 percentage point decrease year-on-year;
- Pobeda Airlines carried 910.9 thousand passengers; passenger load factor was 92.2%.
Aeroflot Group Operating Results
Aeroflot Airlines
|
March 2022 |
March 2021 |
Change |
3M 2022 |
3M 2021 |
Change |
|
| Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
836.7 |
1,232.9 |
(32.1%) |
3,763.7 |
3,270.2 |
15.1% |
| – international |
137.2 |
284.3 |
(51.7%) |
1,276.1 |
676.8 |
88.6% |
| – domestic |
699.5 |
948.6 |
(26.3%) |
2,487.6 |
2,593.4 |
(4.1%) |
| Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
2,259.0 |
2,921.9 |
(22.7%) |
10,136.1 |
7,625.8 |
32.9% |
| – international |
497.2 |
1,008.1 |
(50.7%) |
4,601.2 |
2,470.7 |
86.2% |
| – domestic |
1,761.8 |
1,913.8 |
(7.9%) |
5,534.9 |
5,155.1 |
7.4% |
| Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
3,096.0 |
3,785.4 |
(18.2%) |
14,696.2 |
10,337.0 |
42.2% |
| – international |
720.1 |
1,436.8 |
(49.9%) |
7,353.4 |
3,724.9 |
97.4% |
| – domestic |
2,375.9 |
2,348.6 |
1.2% |
7,342.8 |
6,612.1 |
11.1% |
| Passenger load factor, % |
73.0% |
77.2% |
(4.2 p.p.) |
69.0% |
73.8% |
(4.8 p.p.) |
| – international |
69.0% |
70.2% |
(1.1 p.p.) |
62.6% |
66.3% |
(3.8 p.p.) |
| – domestic |
74.2% |
81.5% |
(7.3 p.p.) |
75.4% |
78.0% |
(2.6 p.p.) |
| Revenue flights |
6,517.0 |
9,569.0 |
(31.9%) |
29,910 |
27,397 |
9.2% |
| – international |
883.0 |
2,021.0 |
(56.3%) |
9,866 |
5,313 |
85.7% |
| – domestic |
5,634.0 |
7,548.0 |
(25.4%) |
20,044 |
22,084 |
(9.2%) |
| Flight hours |
19,784 |
25,802 |
(23.3%) |
91,825 |
73,156 |
25.5% |
Pobeda Airlines
|
March 2022 |
March 2021 |
Change |
3M 2022 |
3M 2021 |
Change |
|
| Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
910.9 |
982.3 |
(7.3%) |
3,109.3 |
2,755.0 |
12.9% |
| – international |
23.4 |
59.8 |
(60.8%) |
242.6 |
160.5 |
51.1% |
| – domestic |
887.5 |
922.4 |
(3.8%) |
2,866.8 |
2,594.5 |
10.5% |
| Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
1,853.3 |
1,630.1 |
13.7% |
5,714.4 |
4,581.8 |
24.7% |
| – international |
85.1 |
147.3 |
(42.2%) |
670.5 |
395.2 |
69.7% |
| – domestic |
1,768.2 |
1,482.8 |
19.2% |
5,043.9 |
4,186.7 |
20.5% |
| Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
2,010.2 |
1,739.0 |
15.6% |
6,231.8 |
4,969.6 |
25.4% |
| – international |
101.8 |
161.2 |
(36.8%) |
775.9 |
467.1 |
66.1% |
| – domestic |
1,908.4 |
1,577.8 |
21.0% |
5,455.9 |
4,502.5 |
21.2% |
| Passenger load factor, % |
92.2% |
93.7% |
(1.5 p.p.) |
91.7% |
92.2% |
(0.5 p.p.) |
| – international |
83.6% |
91.4% |
(7.8 p.p.) |
86.4% |
84.6% |
1.8 p.p. |
| – domestic |
92.7% |
94.0% |
(1.3 p.p.) |
92.4% |
93.0% |
(0.5 p.p.) |
| Revenue flights |
5,249 |
5,579 |
(5.9%) |
17,954 |
15,844 |
13.3% |
| – international |
150 |
348 |
(56.9%) |
1,477 |
1,008 |
46.5% |
| – domestic |
5,099 |
5,231 |
(2.5%) |
16,477 |
14,836 |
11.1% |
| Flight hours |
14,284 |
12,470 |
14.5% |
44,634 |
35,780 |
24.7% |
Rossiya Airlines
|
March 2022 |
March 2021 |
Change |
3M 2022 |
3M 2021 |
Change |
|
| Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
456.1 |
554.0 |
(17.7%) |
1,631.0 |
1,345.3 |
21.2% |
| – international |
28.8 |
35.0 |
(17.8%) |
275.9 |
67.6 |
4.1х |
| – domestic |
427.3 |
519.0 |
(17.7%) |
1,355.1 |
1,277.7 |
6.1% |
| Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
1,150.6 |
1,209.9 |
(4.9%) |
4,094.9 |
3,035.4 |
34.9% |
| – international |
148.7 |
108.6 |
36.9% |
1,087.9 |
206.1 |
5.3х |
| – domestic |
1,001.9 |
1,101.3 |
(9.0%) |
3,007.0 |
2,829.3 |
6.3% |
| Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
1,513.3 |
1,432.3 |
5.7% |
5,224.4 |
3,728.3 |
40.1% |
| – international |
169.5 |
123.2 |
37.5% |
1,273.8 |
236.3 |
5.4х |
| – domestic |
1,343.9 |
1,309.1 |
2.7% |
3,950.5 |
3,492.0 |
13.1% |
| Passenger load factor, % |
76.0% |
84.5% |
(8.4 p.p.) |
78.4% |
81.4% |
(3.0 p.p.) |
| – international |
87.7% |
88.1% |
(0.4 p.p.) |
85.4% |
87.2% |
(1.8 p.p.) |
| – domestic |
74.6% |
84.1% |
(9.6 p.p.) |
76.1% |
81.0% |
(4.9 p.p.) |
| Revenue flights |
4,645 |
4,975 |
(6.6%) |
16,093 |
11,892 |
35.3% |
| – international |
146 |
292 |
(50.0%) |
1,714 |
583 |
2.9х |
| – domestic |
4,499 |
4,683 |
(3.9%) |
14,379 |
11,309 |
27.1% |
| Flight hours |
11,501 |
11,975 |
(4.0%) |
40,525 |
29,089 |
39.3% |
Aeroflot Group Operating Results
|
March 2022 |
March 2021 |
Change |
3M 2022 |
3M 2021 |
Change |
|
| Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
2,203.7 |
2,769.2 |
(20.4%) |
8,504.0 |
7,370.5 |
15.4% |
| – international |
189.4 |
379.2 |
(50.0%) |
1,794.6 |
904.9 |
98.3% |
| – domestic |
2,014.3 |
2,390.0 |
(15.7%) |
6,709.5 |
6,465.6 |
3.8% |
| Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
5,262.9 |
5,761.8 |
(8.7%) |
19,945.5 |
15,243.1 |
30.8% |
| – international |
730.9 |
1,264.0 |
(42.2%) |
6,359.6 |
3,072.0 |
2.1х |
| – domestic |
4,531.9 |
4,497.9 |
0.8% |
13,585.8 |
12,171.1 |
11.6% |
| Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
6,619.6 |
6,956.7 |
(4.8%) |
26,152.4 |
19,035.0 |
37.4% |
| – international |
991.4 |
1,721.2 |
(42.4%) |
9,403.2 |
4,428.4 |
2.1х |
| – domestic |
5,628.2 |
5,235.5 |
7.5% |
16,749.2 |
14,606.6 |
14.7% |
| Passenger load factor, % |
79.5% |
82.8% |
(3.3 p.p.) |
76.3% |
80.1% |
(3.8 p.p.) |
| – international |
73.7% |
73.4% |
0.3 p.p. |
67.6% |
69.4% |
(1.7 p.p.) |
| – domestic |
80.5% |
85.9% |
(5.4 p.p.) |
81.1% |
83.3% |
(2.2 p.p.) |
| Cargo and mail carried, tonnes |
12,303.0 |
22,712.4 |
(45.8%) |
53,376.5 |
62,199.0 |
(14.2%) |
| – international |
1,288.9 |
9,040.6 |
(85.7%) |
19,110.7 |
24,978.9 |
(23.5%) |
| – domestic |
11,014.1 |
13,671.9 |
(19.4%) |
34,265.8 |
37,220.1 |
(7.9%) |
| Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres, mn |
48.4 |
103.5 |
(53.2%) |
226.8 |
275.3 |
(17.6%) |
| – international |
5.4 |
53.9 |
(89.9%) |
101.2 |
144.1 |
(29.8%) |
| – domestic |
43.0 |
49.6 |
(13.4%) |
125.7 |
131.3 |
(4.3%) |
| Revenue Tonne Kilometres, mn |
522.1 |
622.0 |
(16.1%) |
2,021.9 |
1,647.2 |
22.7% |
| – international |
71.2 |
167.6 |
(57.5%) |
673.5 |
420.6 |
60.2% |
| – domestic |
450.8 |
454.4 |
(0.8%) |
1,348.4 |
1,226.7 |
9.9% |
| Available Tonne Kilometres, mn |
781.9 |
943.1 |
(17.1%) |
3,177.8 |
2,567.9 |
23.7% |
| – international |
135.5 |
328.4 |
(58.7%) |
1,262.3 |
858.3 |
47.1% |
| – domestic |
646.4 |
614.6 |
5.2% |
1,915.5 |
1,709.6 |
12.0% |
| Revenue load factor, % |
66.8% |
66.0% |
0.8 p.p. |
63.6% |
64.1% |
(0.5 p.p.) |
| – international |
52.6% |
51.0% |
1.5 p.p. |
53.4% |
49.0% |
4.4 p.p. |
| – domestic |
69.7% |
73.9% |
(4.2 p.p.) |
70.4% |
71.8% |
(1.4 p.p.) |
| Revenue flights |
16,411 |
20,123 |
(18.4%) |
63,957 |
55,133 |
16.0% |
| – international |
1,179 |
2,661 |
(55.7%) |
13,057 |
6,904 |
89.1% |
| – domestic |
15,232 |
17,462 |
(12.8%) |
50,900 |
48,229 |
5.5% |
| Flight hours |
45,569 |
50,247 |
(9.3%) |
176,983 |
138,025 |
28.2% |
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 | ||
| 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):
Previous Route Map to Western Europe:
Top Copyright Photo: Aeroflot Russian Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B RA-89014 (msn 95025) SVO (OSDU). Image: 921776.
Aeroflot aircraft slide show:
Aeroflot aircraft photo gallery:
Aeroflot uses its SuperJet 100s on foreign routes, the economic and sanctions fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Russian economy is in free fall. The Russian ruble is worth less than a penny.
Russian airlines mainly now fly on domestic routes. There is very little growth potential for them as long as Putin continues his savage attack on Ukraine.
Aeroflot is now pushing ticket sales to international destinations it can still fly to with its Sukhoi SuperJet 100s to avoid their western leased aircraft from being seized.
Aeroflot resumed regular flights to Bishkek and Osh (Kyrgyzstan). Starting on March 14, flights to Bishkek and Osh will be operated daily.
Aeroflot has opened sales of tickets for daily regular flights to Baku. Flights to the capital of Azerbaijan will be operated on Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft, starting from March 21, 2022 on the following schedule (local times):
|
Flight |
Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
|
SU1854 |
Moscow (SVO-С) — Baku |
11:00 |
15:40 |
|
SU1855 |
Baku — Moscow (SVO-C) |
16:40 |
19:20 |
Aeroflot has also opened sales of tickets for daily regular flights to Yerevan. Aeroflot flights to Armenia will resume from March 22, 2022 and will be operated on Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft on the following schedule (local times):
|
Flight |
Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
|
SU1966 |
Moscow (SVO-С) — Yerevan |
00:10 |
05:15 |
|
SU1967 |
Yerevan — Moscow (SVO-C) |
06:15 |
09:20 |
Have fun in Armenia and Azerbaijan!
From 60 Minutes:
Further western sanctions are being discussed:
Impact of sanctions on Russia, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport lays off 7,000 staff members
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, due to western sanctions and blocked airspace, has been forced to lay off 7,000 employees.
Previously Sheremetyevo International Airport, in order to optimize and concentrate activities in the Northern Terminal Complex (Terminals B and C), suspended passenger service at Terminal D from 00.00 Moscow time on March 15 this year.
The transfer of airline flights from Terminal D will be carried out according to the schedule to Terminal B and Terminal C, respectively. Airlines and commercial partners are informed in advance of upcoming changes.
International flights of Belavia, Aircompany Armenia, Vietnam Airlines, Corendon Airlines, Korean Air, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Aeroflot (flights to the EAEU), Cham Wings Airlines, Air India, Air Serbia for arrival and departure from Terminal D will be transferred to Terminal C.
Domestic flights of Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, Pobeda, Yamal, Ikar, Nordwind Airlines, Severstal airlines will be served at Terminal B.
Will Russian airlines return their leased airliners?
Russia is apparently planning to block their airlines from returning (stealing?) Western airliners leased to their airlines.
This will be a major hit to aircraft leasing companies.
From Reuters:
“Russia published a draft law on Thursday that could prevent its airlines returning leased aircraft, raising the stakes in a showdown with Western finance over $10 billion of jets.”
Reporting by Reuters Editing by David Goodman and Mark Potter
Aircraft lessors face legal quagmire as Russian plane repos stall
Will Russia nationalize the leased airliners that Russian airlines operate? A legal quagmire is developing for western aircraft leasing companies.
From Reuters:
How Russia’s airline industry was pushed to the brink in a week
Aeroflot to halt all international flights except Belarus
Aeroflot Russian Airlines is afraid its leased aircraft will be seized overseas.
The flag carrier of Russia has announced it will halt all international flights except to Belarus starting on March 8.
Read more from the AP:
In Russia, how will they even pay for an airline ticket?
The Russian ruble has nose dived in value. It is basically worthless against the U.S. dollar. The value of the ruble has plummeted to less than 1 U.S. cent.
More from The Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/03/russia-ruble-putin-sanctions/
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