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September, 18 2006
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“Vladivostok Air” air company continues its dynamic growth and holds its position of one of the best Russian air carriers increasing the financial and production indices. Despite the complicated situation of the market, the summary of results achieved during eight months of the year 2006 shows that the company has managed to increase all the main economic indices in comparison with the same period of the year of 2005.
The number of the passengers carried by the company`s own fleet has increased by 2.7%, at the same time the passenger turnover has increased by 8.9%. The number of regular flights has increased by 7.5%. Cargo turnover has increased by 7%. Production incomes have increased by 23.8%, while the clear profit was twice as much as the same period of the year of 2005. During the eight months passed, the company has launched several new routes: Vladivostok — Beijing, Vladivostok — Kitakyushyu, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — Dalyan, Ekaterinburg — Tyanzin, Moscow — Istanbul, Moscow — Sochi, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky — Osaka.
The reconstruction of the internal flights terminal of Vladivostok airport is close to the final stage. The first stage of renovation has already been completed: the second floor has been renovated (its space enlarged) and the first-floor baggage-claim area reconstructed. New waiting halls, transit zone and baggage-claim have already been put into operation. The completion of the final stage is planned in the end of the year of 2006.
The other top-priority goals of the company is fleet modernization. For now, “Vladivostok Air” is the world`s and Russia`s only operator of TU–204–300, the Russian medium and long distance vessels, owing four vessels. The company`s TU–204–300 have successfully overcame the summer seasonal load on the following direct regular routes: Vladivostok — Moscow, Vladivostok — Seoul, Vladivostok — Ekaterinburg, Vladivostok — Saint Petersburg, Moscow — Irkutsk. Passengers and the staff gave positive comments to the new comfortable air liners.
The next stage of the fleet modernization is the purchase of A-320 airplanes on the basis of leasing. The first vessel should arrived in November 2006. It`s planned that these vessels will substitute for TU–154s that are less economical than the new ones. A-320 airplanes will serve the most popular foreign routes: Vladivostok — Seoul — Bangkok, Vladivostok — Seoul — Singapore, Vladivostok — Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky — Ancoridge — Seattle.
JSC “Vladivostok Air” PR Department
oso@vladavia.ru
