OREANDA-NEWS. Angara airlines, the partner of NOVOSIBRISK International Airport, extends its schedule with the regular direct return flight on Bratsk - Novosibirsk route.

Flight IK791 will depart from Bratsk to Novosibirsk each Monday and Wednesday at 11:45 p.m., arrival time - 11:40 p.m. Departure time of the return flight IK792 - each Tuesday and Thursday at 01:25 a.m., arrival time in Bratsk - 05:30 a.m. (local time).

Flight will be operated on the newly manufactured short-haul An-148 aircraft with capacity up to 75 seats. During Summer-2014 flight programme, it is expected to add frequencies on this route.

Launch of the flight became possible due to the state subsidy programme stimulating extension of the regional flight network. In accordance with RF Government Regulation No.1242 dated December 25, 2013, Novosibirsk - Bratsk route was included into the official list of the destinations subsidized.

You can purchase air tickets on websites of NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport (www.tolmachevo.ru <http://www.tolmachevo.ru>) and Angara airlines (www.angara.aero <http://www.angara.aero>) as well as in all ticket offices of Novosibirsk. For further information, please contact us at 8 (383) 216-97-50 or 216-97-51.

NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport is the largest air hub in Russia east of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The domestic terminal capacity makes up to 1,800 passengers per hour, while the capacity on international flights - up to 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways of ICAO I and II Categories. In 2013 the passenger traffic exceeded 3.748 mln passengers and cargo traffic totalled 29.9 thousand tons of cargo and mail handled. In 2014 the airport expects to serve 4.2 mln passengers and handle over 32 thousand tons of cargo and mail.

Angara Airlines belongs to one of the major regional air carriers in East Siberia which provides regular passenger flights within the Irkutsk region and the Siberian Federal District as well as operates charter flights in the whole territory of Russia.The company was established in 2000, it is a member of Eastland group of companies. The airline's fleet comprises three An-148, seven An-24, three An-26-100, two An-2 aircraft and eleven Mi-8 helicopters of various modifications.