OREANDA-NEWS. Tomsk Avia Airlines, the partner of NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport,launched direct regular flight to Kyzyl. Flights to the capital of Tyva Republic are operated on An-24 aircraft three times per week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Departure time from Novosibirsk is 10:45 a.m., from Kyzyl - 02:45 p.m. (local time for each airport is implied). Travel time makes up 2 hours 20 minutes.

Currently, Novosibirsk has direct interregional links with Tomsk, Strezhevoy, Gorno-Altaysk, Tyumen, Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk and other cities. The possibilities to resume flights to Abakan as well as to provide transport links with the nearest towns of the region such as Barnaul, Novokuznetsk and Kemerovo are being considered. Starting from 1st June the traditional summer route to Salekhard was opened. Launching of these flights became possible due to Regulation No.265 dated March 27, 2013 on subsidizing of regional flights adopted by the Government of the Russian Federation.

You can purchase air tickets on the websites of NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport (www.tolmachevo.ru) and Tomsk Avia Airlines (www.tomskavia.ru) as well as in all ticket offices of your city. For further information, please contact us at 8 (383) 216-97-50 or 216-97-51.

NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport is the largest air hub east of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The domestic airline capacity makes up 1,800 passengers per hour, on international flights - 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways. In 2013 it expects to serve over 3.7 million passengers. The airport has been nominated for World Routes Awards in the category “The Best Airport of CIS 2012”.

Tomsk Avia Airlines is the oldest air carrier in the Tomsk region. Passenger and cargo traffic services are performed on Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, An-24 and An-26 aircraft, Mi-8 helicopters. Flight geography of the airline's regular flights covers such cities as Gorno-Altaysk, Tomsk, Strezhevoy, Nizhnevartovsk, Surgut and Novosibirsk. One of its primary objectives is regional air traffic development.