Astrakhan Airlines
Encyclopedia
Astrakhan Airlines was an airline
based in Astrakhan
, Russia
. It operated scheduled and chartered, domestic and international passenger and cargo flights out of Narimanovo Airport
, Astrakhan.
subsidiary) (25%) and employees and investors (10%). In 2005, the airline was shut down.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Astrakhan
Astrakhan
Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It operated scheduled and chartered, domestic and international passenger and cargo flights out of Narimanovo Airport
Narimanovo Airport
Narimanovo Airport is an international airport in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia near the Caspian Sea. It is operated by JSC "Aeroport Astrakhan".-Airlines and destinations:...
, Astrakhan.
History
Astrakhan Airlines was established in 1994 and was owned by the Board of Directors (65%), the local Concrete Structures Plant (a GazpromGazprom
Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
subsidiary) (25%) and employees and investors (10%). In 2005, the airline was shut down.
Services
Upon closure, Astrakhan Airlines operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:- Domestic scheduled destinations: AstrakhanAstrakhanAstrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
and MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. - International scheduled destinations: AktauAktauAktau , formerly known as Shevchenko , is a city in Kazakhstan's Mangyshlak Peninsula and country's only seaport on the Caspian Sea. It is the capital of Mangystau Province in western Kazakhstan...
and YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
.