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Kogalym International Airport
Kogalym Airport (russian: Аэропорт Когалым) is an airport in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia located 9 km southeast of Kogalym. It accommodates medium-sized airliners. History After being state-owned by the Soviet union, the airport started to operate privately in 1991, and served as home base for the defunct airline Kogalymavia. In 1995, Kogalym Airport obtained its international status and served its first international flight (to Budapest) in 1996. In 1998, it became a member of the Airports Council International Europe Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) is a European industry trade association which advances the collective interests of Europe's airports and promotes professional excellence in airport management and operations. The members are over .... Airlines and destinations References External links *Kogalym Airport official website Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolavia
Kogalymavia (russian: ООО «Авиакомпания Когалымавиа»), doing business as, DBA Metrojet , was a Russian airline based in Kogalym, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Its home base was at Kogalym International Airport, with the main hub at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow. It suspended all operations in December 2015, two months after the terrorist attack on Metrojet Flight 9268, Flight 9268. History Kogalymavia started operations in May 1993. After 2005, the airline operated mostly international charter services to leisure destinations, under the brand name ''Kolavia''. In May 2012, Kogalymavia changed its marketing branding from ''Kolavia'' to ''Metrojet'', as part of its newly-established joint venture with ''TUI Russia & CIS'', a subsidiary of the German tourism company TUI Travel. Up until August 2014, when the joint-venture was terminated, Metrojet operated on behalf of TUI, and flew independently from then on. In 2011, one of its planes c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
