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Yamal residents demand to increase the number of flights for the New Year
Yamal Airlines does not plan to introduce additional flights from regional cities to Sochi during the New Year holidays. And as of early 2025, ticket sales for ATK have not yet opened. The Yamal resident was told about this by the regional transport department, and he asked the governor about New Year flights to Sochi. She also inquired about the possibility of introducing year-round flights to Mineralnye Vody.
"Why didn't they increase the number of Yamal Airlines flights on the Sochi-Noyabrsk, Noyabrsk-Sochi? Novy Urengoy-Sochi, Sochi-Novy Urengoy routes during the New Year holidays?" a Yamal resident asks in the "Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Address" Telegram channel.
According to the regional department of transport, there will be no additional flights to Sochi in the New Year. "We inform you that the agreement on the subsidy program for the Yamal-Sochi route provides for the frequency, number of flights and period of operation for 2024. The introduction of additional flights is not expected. "The airline has not yet started selling tickets for 2025," the department reported.
Northerners were also interested in why there are no direct flights from Mineralnye Vody to Noyabrsk and Novy Urengoy. "Why are you forcing us to return home via Moscow, Surgut and Tyumen and paying exorbitant amounts of money for the opportunity to return home?" A resident of Yamal suggests introducing year-round flights.
According to representatives of the Ministry of Transport, Yamal Airlines flights from Novy Urengoy to Mineralnye Vody are carried out all year round. "Flights from Noyabrsk and Nadym to Mineralnye Vody are carried out in the summer from May to September. There is currently no information about the introduction of a year-round flight to Mineralnye Vody," the source explained.
Earlier, Yamal Airlines increased the capacity of round-trip flights from Mineralnye Vody to Salekhard and Novy Urengoy. The company also announced the flight dates.