OREANDA-NEWS. From June 22 2009, JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines to increase the flight frequency on the Moscow – St. Petersburg – Moscow line from seven to nine flights a day, thus creating more opportunities for its passengers to plan their journey, reported the press-centre of Aeroflot.

The new flights will be performed on А320 and Tu-154 airplanes on weekdays: from Moscow (Sheremetyevo) – at 10:30 (SU841) and 16:35 (SU845), from St. Petersburg - at 13:00 (SU 842) and 19:10 (SU 846) (find more at www.aeroflotbonus.ru).

In June 2006, JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines opened a branch in St. Petersburg based on its former St. Petersburg office. Aeroflot considers the expansion of its activity in St. Petersburg to be among the highest priorities of its development.

The Moscow – St. Petersburg – Moscow line remains the most intensive in terms of passenger traffic. In 2008, the company carried about half a million passengers along this route, which was 21% more than the previous year’s figures. On this line, Aeroflot operates under a code-sharing agreement with STC Rossiya. In 2008, the line implemented the Aeroflot Shuttle program, enabling check-in closing at 20 min before departure, as well as a faster baggage handling and passenger boarding/ unboarding.

The decision to add more flights to the line results from the growing influence of the Northern Capital as a cultural and political center of the Russian Federation, the citizens’ need in high-quality international and domestic air transport, and the necessity to gain a competitive edge of the Russian carriers in the St. Petersburg hub.