OREANDA-NEWS. The national carrier’s flights to “un official capital of crude oil” in Russia – city of Surgut, will be operated between 14.06.12-27.09.12 once a week on Thursdays on comfortable aircraft Embraer 190 as following, reported the press-centre of Air Moldova:

Flight 9U137 on Thursdays Chisinau-Surgut

Departure time from Chisinau: 18:00

Arrival time in Surgut: 01:15+1

Flight 9U138 on Fridays Surgut-Chisinau

Departure time from Surgut: 03:45

Arrival time in Chisinau: 05:45

The ticket price, including all taxes, for one way starts from 234EUR and for round trip – from 386EUR.

New destination Surgut is a 22nd one in national carrier’s route network and 4th among destinations to Russian Federation.

The launch of new flight to Russia will increase “Air Moldova” transit traffic from Russian Federation to European capitals via carrier’s base airport – Chisinau.

On February 17, 2012 "Air Moldova", a national airline of Moldova, was awarded with a Diploma of the Inter-governmental Aviation Committee (IAC) “For achievements in aviation security field”.

On 2nd of February 2012, state airline Air Moldova were awarded with “Gold Mercury” as the winner of “Year’s favorite” nomination in “Trade mark of 2011” competition – the achievement of all national carriers’s staff members. This fact confirms the highest level of offered services by flag carrier of national civil aviation.