November 23rd, the Pulkovo Airport check-in hall sparkled with extremely bright colors - in honor of the 15th anniversary of Nordwind Airlines, the Home Carrier of the Northern Capital, a festive celebration took place inside the terminal for the St. Petersburg travelers. At the same time, the Airline shared its operating results of 2020-2023 as well as its future plans for the next year.
«The first time our company launched a flight program from St. Petersburg was in 2020, and the program encompassed 11 destinations, while in the year of 2023 the routes number has already doubled. Let us mention the fact of the increase in the return flights number, which rose by 30% in 2023 compared to 2021. According to our forecast by the end of 2023 the Nordwind Airlines will have had carried more than 1,319,000 passengers to/from Pulkovo,» shared his comment Mr. Anton Mattis, the Deputy Director General of the Nordwind
In 2024 Nordwind invites its passengers to the direct scheduled flights from the city of St. Petersburg to Moscow, Kazan, Sochi, Makhachkala, Novokuznetsk, Samara, Orenburg, Omsk, Ivanovo, Ufa, Tomsk, Kurgan, Barnaul, Kemerovo, Magnitogorsk, Gorno-Altaisk, Tyumen and Tehran (Iran).
Greater frequencies of flights are planned for the routes from the northern capital to Barnaul, Novokuznetsk and Omsk - up to 5 times a week, to Kemerovo - up to 4 times a week, as well to Kazan up to 4 times a day every day.
We would like mention that in connection with the new spring flight over the route Kazan - Yakutsk launch, our passengers receive the access to connection flights to/from the Sakha Republic capital (Yakutsk) to/from Pulkovo with a convenient layover in Kazan.
«We take pride and joy in the partnership with Nordwind Airlines, which keeps focus on the steady development of the airport’s route network and is one of the leading carriers. As of today Nordwind connects Saint Petersburg with 18 cities in our country and abroad. We hope for the boost in our partnership and cooperation in the future», noticed Ms. Asiyat Khalvashi, Aviation Business Development Director at the «Vozdushnie Vorota Severnoi Stolitsi» firm («Northern Capital Gateway LLC»), which handles Pulkovo Airport operations.
In the course of official celebration, Pulkovo International Airport was given an award for its contribution to the Nordwind’s flight program development, as well as rating media were awarded for their professional coverage of the Airline’s activities. Then a ceremonial cutting of the birthday cake took place, symbolizing the strong partnership between the Airport and the Carrier. After that, each event participant did enjoyed the virtuoso performance of the «Consonance» violin duet ladies and the performance of the «Neskuchny Choir» («Merry Choir»), which provided the guests with bright uplifting emotions. Passengers could also enjoy a delicious dessert and the opportunity to take photos with the Nordwind charming flight attendants for a long memory.
Nordwind is one of the biggest airlines in Russia in terms of passenger turnover and has one of the most expansive route networks of scheduled flights in the country. The base airports of the airline are Sheremetyevo, Pulkovo, Sochi, Kazan and Makhachkala. With flexible fares, convenient flight schedules and loyalty program, a flight with Nordwind will be a successful start of a journey for both business travelers and those who are looking to enjoy a planned vacation.
The company was founded in 2008. For the time of Nordwind's work more than 317 240 flights were operated and more than 56 320 800 passengers have travelled with us.
The Airline was awarded with the Skytrax World Airline Award in the «Best carrier of Russia to the resort destinations 2021» category.
Nordwind has strengthened its leading position at the Skyway Service Award 2022 by winning the title of the Best Airline in the International Tourist Charter category.
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