Dobrolet (airline)
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| Founded | October 2013 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | August 4th, 2014 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Sheremetyevo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Parent company | Aeroflot | ||||||
| Headquarters |  Russia, Moscow | ||||||
| Key people | Andrey Kalmykov (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www.dobrolet.com | ||||||
Dobrolet (Russian: Добролёт) was a Russian low-cost airline based at Sheremetyevo International Airport and a subsidiary of Aeroflot. It operated scheduled flights to domestic destinations.[1]
History
The airline was founded in the autumn of 2013 by Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier airline based in Moscow. Dobrolet started operations in May 2014 on a Boeing 737-800NG.
The name "Dobrolet" extends all the way back to 1923 when the Dobrolet Russian Voluntary Air Fleet Joint-Stock Company was founded.
The European Union blacklisted Dobrolet on July 30, 2014 as part of a sanctions package against Russia. Dobrolet was the exclusive operator of flights between Moscow and Simferopol. As a result of the sanctions, on 3 August 2014 the company announced that it was ceasing all the operations.[2][3]
Destinations
As of August 2014 company served three destinations:[4]
- Moscow - Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Simferopol - Simferopol International Airport
- Volgograd - Volgograd International Airport (began 1 August 2014)
Fleet
The Dobrolet Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of May 2014):[5]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||||
| Boeing 737–800NG | 2 | 8 | 0 | 189 | 189 | VQ-BTS,VQ-BTG | ||
| Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 8 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Расписание движения воздушных судов ООО "Добролет" напериод 11.06.2014 - 25.10.2014" [Timetables aircraft JSC "Dobrolet" for the period 11.06.2014 - 25.10.2014] (PDF) (in Russian). Добролет. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ Попов, Егор (3 August 2014). "«Добролет» сядет в полночь" (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ Eric Reguly (2014-08-04). "Grounding of Russian airline first corporate casualty of EU sanctions". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Schedule of flights as of July 2014
- ^ Dobrolet Fleet
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