Ural Airlines
Russia · SVERDLOVSK AIR
Russia's leading private airline connecting East and West.
- ›Ural Airlines is one of the largest private airlines in Russia by passenger numbers.
- ›In August 2019, a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Moscow after a bird strike, with all 233 passengers surviving.
- ›The airline traces its origins to the Sverdlovsk Civil Aviation Unit established in 1943.
- ›Ural Airlines serves over 100 destinations across Russia and internationally.
- ›The carrier has consistently ranked among Russia's top five airlines by passenger traffic.
Ural Airlines was founded in 1993, emerging from the Soviet-era Sverdlovsk Civil Aviation Enterprise based in Yekaterinburg. Operating primarily from Koltsovo International Airport, the carrier has grown into one of Russia's largest private airlines, serving domestic routes alongside international destinations across Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Known for its straightforward, value-focused approach, Ural Airlines offers a broad network that bridges Siberia and the Urals with major global hubs.
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Ural Airlines operates a fleet composed predominantly of Airbus A320-family narrowbody aircraft, including A319, A320, and A321 variants, supplemented historically by Airbus A321 for higher-capacity routes.
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Ural Airlines is an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, that operates scheduled and chartered domestic and international flights out of Koltsovo International Airport. In 2018, the company transported nine million passengers.
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