Nordwind, Kemerovo and Tomsk Airports Announce Strategic Partnership

06 Feb
2025

Nordwind Airlines has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Kemerovo and Tomsk Airports (part of the Novaport holding) at the 12th National Aviation Infrastructure Show (NAIS), with the goal of developing flight routes and making air travel more accessible

«We’ve identified the key opportunities and are committed to a long-term partnership. Over the next few years, we’ll be expanding our routes from Kemerovo and Tomsk, adding new destinations alongside those to Kazan, St Petersburg, and Sochi, increasing the frequency of flights. This will make travelling even easier and more affordable for our passengers,» said Anton Mattis, Deputy Director General of Nordwind Airlines.

Anton Mattis and Nikolay Taranukha
Pictured: Anton Mattis, Deputy Director General of Nordwind Airlines and Nikolay Taranukha, Director General of Kemerovo Airport

ПAnton Perfilev and Anton Mattis
Pictured: Anton Perfilev (Director General of Aeroport Tomsk LLC) and Anton Mattis (Deputy Director General of Nordwind Airlines).

The agreement includes plans to increase flight schedules and develop the partnership until 31 December 2028.

Evgenii Iankilevich, Director General of Novaport Holding, highlighted the importance of it: «This marks a new milestone in the growing collaboration between Novaport Holding and Nordwind Airlines. Such agreement is an opportunity to combine our strengths, improve the quality of passenger services, and broaden our network, paving the way for further growth in the Russian aviation sector».

Nordwind is a big player in Russia's airline industry having a great variety of destinations to choose from and the extensive network of scheduled flights. Its base airports are Sheremetyevo, Pulkovo, Sochi, Kazan, and Makhachkala. Thanks to flexible airfare, convenient flight schedules, and loyalty bonuses, a flight with Nordwind will be a successful start of any journey for both business travelers and holiday-makers.

Nordwind Airlines:
- holds a "Best Russian Resort Destinations Airline 2021" award won at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.
- has strengthened its "top pick" position by winning in the "Best International Tourist Charter Airline" category at the Skyway Service Award 2022.
- was honoured to win in the "Best Interregional Air Carrier for Domestic Tourism Development" category at the Russian Business Travel & MICE Award in both 2023 and 2024.
- won the first Pulkovo Awards (2024), recognising its contribution to the development of passenger traffic at Pulkovo Airport.
- named Best Airline at the RUSky Awards for its contribution to developing tourism/partnership programmes and destinations in 2024.