Nordwind Airlines, LLC (Russian: ООО «Северный ветер», romanized: Severný veter) is a Russian leisure airline. The company is headquartered in Moscow,[3] and its hub is at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Nordwind Airlines primarily operates service between airports in Russia and holiday destinations around Europe and Asia.[4][failed verification]
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Sheremetyevo International Airport | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Pegas Fly | ||||||
| Fleet size | 42 | ||||||
| Destinations | 74 | ||||||
| Parent company | Pegas Touristik[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia | ||||||
| Key people | Shvetsov Igor (General Director)[2] | ||||||
| Website | https://nordwindairlines.ru/en | ||||||
History edit
Nordwind Airlines was founded in August 2008 by the Russian and Turkish branches of tour operator Pegas Touristik and initially operated three Boeing 757-200s.[5][6]
The number of passengers transported was as follows:[7]
| Year | Passengers |
| 2008 | 20,000 |
| 2009 | 555,000 |
| 2010 | 1.2 million |
| 2011 | 1.7 million |
| 2012 | 2.2 million |
| 2013 | 3.4 million |
| 2014 | 4.4 million |
| 2015 | 2.6 million |
| 2016 | 1.7 million |
| 2017 | 3.5 million |
| 2018 | 4.9 million |
| 2019 | 5.5 million |
| 2020 | 2.9 million |
| 2021 | 5.9 million [8] |
On April 29, 2013, two surface-to-air missiles were fired by unknown forces in Syria at a Nordwind Airlines jet flying from Sharm El Sheikh to Kazan. The pilots took evasive action and the plane continued onto Kazan undamaged.[9]
In 2017, the airline acquired two used A330s.[10]
The Wall Street Journal reported that Nordwind transported approximately 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 million from Venezuela to a refinery near the airport in Entebbe, Uganda. These March 2019 shipments allegedly expose a global underground economy the United States government suspects helps Nicolás Maduro stay in power in Venezuela.[11]
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nordwind suspended all international flights.[12] A number of leased aircraft, located abroad when the invasion took place have been returned to the lessors.[13] The US Commerce Department, who had previously sanctioned US manufactured aircraft, extended sanctions to the European manufactured Airbus aircraft in Nordwind's fleet in August 2022.[14] Sanctions have also banned Nordwind receiving spare parts for their planes.[15]
Destinations edit
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In 2021 Nordwind serves 98 destinations in 28 countries including nine countries and 23 cities in Europe, eight countries and 12 cities in the Middle East and Africa, four countries and four cities in South America, and six countries and 14 cities in Asia.
- ^ Disputed. See Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
Fleet edit
As of January 2024, Nordwind Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft:[39]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A321-200 | 5 | — | — | 220 | 220 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 2 | — | — | 218 | 218 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | — | 361 | 361 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | — | 34 | 259 | 293 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 11 | — | 12 | 156 | 168 | VP-BSA returned to Ireland VP-BDU returned to lessor |
| — | 189 | 189 | ||||
| Boeing 777-200ER | 2 | — | — | 440 | 440 | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2 | — | 6 | 480 | 486 | VP-BJP returned to the USA |
| — | 486 | 486 | ||||
| Irkut MC-21-300 | — | 5[citation needed] | TBA | |||
| Total | 27 | 5 | ||||
In 2022 Air Lease Corporation are seeking to recover two A321neo and four Boeing 737-800s, as the lease payments are not being made.[40]
The fleet previously included the following aircraft:
References edit
- ^ "Russia's Nordwind to lease three B737-800s from CBD". ch-aviation. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Nordwind: Senior Management". Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ About Nordwind
- ^ "Nordwind - Home". Nordwind.
- ^ "Nordwind Airlines (ATDB)". Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Boeing 757 Active with Nordwind Airlines". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ About Nordwind
- ^ "Passenger traffic at Russian airlines". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Missiles Fired At Passenger Jet Over Syria 29 April 2013". Sky News. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Montag-Girmes, Polina (July 14, 2017). "Russia's Nordwind Airlines expands fleet with two A330s". Air Transport World.
- ^ Steinhauser, Gabriele; Bariyo, Nicholas (2019-06-19). "How 7.4 Tons of Venezuela's Gold Landed in Africa—and Vanished". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Nordwind Airlines suspends all international flights". Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Five Russian airlines have returned leased jets -document". 1 June 2022.
- ^ "The US Adds Another 25 Russian Aircraft To Its Sanctions List". 4 August 2022.
- ^ "BIS renews temporary denial orders against Pobeda, Nordwind & Siberian Airlines". 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Updated: All the European countries affected by Ukraine travel bans and sanctions so far". Euronews. 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Flights to Cuba launch from Pulkovo". pulkovoairport.ru. Air Gate of the Northern Capita. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ukraine invasion: Russian planes face near-total airspace ban to west". BBC. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Nordwind schedules Hannover service from May 2019".
- ^ a b c "Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines". Reuters. 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Nordwind schedules new Central Asia service in 2Q19".
- ^ https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/04/norwind-to-launch-skopje-service.html Norwind to launch Skopje Service/
- ^ a b c d e "Ukraine travel bans and sanctions: All the countries that have been affected so far". Euronews. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Аэропорт "Иваново" открывает продажу билетов на новый рейс Иваново – Махачкала!". ivanovo.aero. Аэропорт «Иваново». Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "4 старо-новых прямых рейса в Калининград — из Новосибирска, Кирова, Саратова и Ульяновска | Vandrouki.ru". vandrouki.ru. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Кышын Казаннан Кувейт һәм Кытайга авиарейслар җибәрергә планлаштыралар". Казан шәһәренең җирле үзидарә. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Магомедов, Шамиль (18 March 2024). "Nordwind начнет совершать полеты из Махачкалы в Киров". Travel.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Прямые рейсы в Сочи из Магнитогорска и Сыктывкара запустят в феврале". kub-inform.ru. Кубань Информ. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Дагестан с апреля 2024г увеличит частоту авиарейсов в Санкт-Петербург". РБК (in Russian). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Nordwind начнет летать между Махачкалой и Екатеринбургом". Travel.ru (in Russian). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Стартовала продажа билетов на рейсы из аэропорта Оренбурга в Худжанд". oren.aero. Orenburg Airport JSC. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Nordwind будет выполнять рейсы между Махачкалой и Самарой". Travel.ru (in Russian). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Авиарейс из Саранска в Махачкалу планируют запустить в мае 2024 года (АвиаПорт)". АвиаПорт.Ru (in Russian). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b Субботина, Дарья (29 February 2024). "Для жителей Башкирии возобновят прямые регулярные рейсы из Уфы в Худжанд". www.bashinform.ru (in Russian). Bashinform. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
- ^ "Nordwind launches sales to Sharjah | Nordwind Airlines".
- ^ "Russian Airlines Eye More Destinations in Latin America". 19 August 2021.
- ^ "El gobierno ruso autoriza más vuelos hacia Venezuela - Aviacionline.com". 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Fleet". nordwindairlines.ru. Nordwind Airlines. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "ALC Is Losing $18 Million Per Quarter On Russian Aircraft Leases". 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Airbus A320 in Nordwind Airlines history". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Boeing 767 in Nordwind Airlines history". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Nordwind Airlines fleet details". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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