JSC "Donavia" (russian: ОАО «Донавиа»), also known as Aeroflot-Don (russian: ОАО «Аэрофлот-Дон») between 2000–2009, was an

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airline based in

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, Russia. Its main bases were Rostov-on-Don Airport and Mineralnye Vody Airport after the

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. In the spring of 2016, its operations were merged into sister company Rossiya.

History

The airline was established on 15 June 1925 as a squadron under the Soviet airline

, following the

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in 1991, it was rebranded as ''Don Airlines'' ("''Donavia''") in 1993. It absorbed the Rostov assets of Aeroflot, and was one of many such "

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s" to emerge in the early 1990s. However, the airline was purchased by Aeroflot in 2000 and began to operate as ''Aeroflot-Don'' on 13 April 2000. It operated scheduled domestic and international passenger flights as well as passenger and cargo charters, mostly to the Middle East and within Russia. On 25 September 2009, the airline reverted to the Donavia brand name.

Destinations

Donavia served the following destinations before its merger with Rossiya:

Asia

Central Asia

; * Dushanbe –

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* Khujand –

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; * Tashkent –

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Western Asia

; * Yerevan – Zvartnots International Airport ; * Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport ; * Antalya – Antalya Airport * Istanbul –

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Europe

; * Krasnodar – Krasnodar International Airport * Mineralnye Vody – Mineralnye Vody Airport Focus City * Moscow Focus City ** Moscow Domodedovo Airport ** Vnukovo International Airport *

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– Tolmachevo Airport *

– Rostov-on-Don Airport Hub * Saint Petersburg –

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– Sochi International Airport Focus City * Stavropol –

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* Volgograd – Volgograd International Airport * Yekaterinburg – Koltsovo Airport ; / * Simferopol – Simferopol International Airport The political status of Crimea is the subject of a political and territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine.

Fleet

In April 2016, the entire Donavia fleet was reassigned to Rossiya.https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Rossiya

References

External links

* {{Portalbar, Russia, Companies, Aviation Defunct airlines of Russia Russian companies established in 1992 2016 disestablishments in Russia Airlines established in 1992 Airlines disestablished in 2016 Former Aeroflot divisions Former SkyTeam affiliate members Companies based in Rostov-on-Don