Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, is expected to launch regular flights from the Russian city of St. Petersburg to Dushanbe starting from March.
Boeing 737s will be used to operate this flight that will be operated twice-weekly service – on Fridays and Sundays, Aeroflot’s press center says.
Founded in 1923, Aeroflot-Russian Airlines is one of the oldest active airlines in the world. Aeroflot is headquartered in the Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, with its hub being Sheremetyevo International Airport.
Before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the airline flew to 146 destinations in 52 countries, excluding codeshared services. The number of destinations was significantly reduced after many countries banned Russian aircraft; as of March 8, 2022, Aeroflot flies only to destinations in Russia and Belarus.
In April 2006, Aeroflot became a member of SkyTeam, making it the first carrier in the former Soviet Union to do so. In 2022, SkyTeam and Aeroflot agreed to temporarily suspend the airline's membership, one of many corporate responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of March 2020, the Government of Russia owns 51% of Aeroflot through the Federal Agency for State Property Management, with the rest of the shares being free-floating.
The Aeroflot passenger fleet consists of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft from six aircraft families: the Airbus A320, the Airbus A330, the Airbus A350, the Boeing 737, the Boeing 777, and the Sukhoi Superjet 100. As of July 2022, there are 181 passenger aircraft registered in the Aeroflot fleet.
