OREANDA-NEWS. November 15, 2012. Novosibirsk International Airport Tolmachevo welcomed the passengers of the first flight of S7 Airlines on the route Novosibirsk-Fergana with a traditional cake.

Starting from October 30, S7 Airlines started operating of a new weekly flight on the route Novosibirsk-Fergana on Airbus 320. In addition to existing flights to Tashkent and Namangan, flight to Fergana became the third direct route linking the Siberian region with the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Cake in the form of a boarding pass became a pleasant surprise for all passengers of the first flight, and the passenger, whose seat number on his boarding pass has coincided with the number of seat on improvised sweet boarding pass, won memorable prizes from the airport.

The Novosibirsk Airport (Tolmachevo) is the largest air hub East of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity on domestic flights is 1 800 passengers per hour, on international flights - 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways. According to business plan in 2012 The Tolmachevo Airport plans to serve 3 155 thousand passengers that is 14% higher than in 2011 and handle more than 26,000 tons of cargo and mail that is 28% more than in 2011. The airport has been nominated for World Routes Awards 2012 in the category "The Best CIS Airport 2012".

S7 Airlines is one of the largest Russian airlines, it is a party of global aviation alliance oneworld®. S7 Airlines operates regular flights in Russia, CIS, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. S7 Airlines has the most modern and one of the "youngest" fleet in Russian airline market.