OREANDA-NEWS. Starting from June 4, 2014, Angara Airlines, the partner of NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport, will commence operation of direct regular flights to Polyarny airport (Udachny, Yakutia).

Flights on this route will be performed on An-148-100E aircraft on a weekly basis each Wednesday. Departure time of Flight IK 767 from Novosibirsk - 09:45 a.m., Flight IK 768 from Polyarny airport - 04:55 p.m. Local times apply.

NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport is the largest air hub in Russia east of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity of domestic terminal makes up to 1,800 passengers per hour, while the international terminal capacity - up to 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways of ICAO I and II Categories. In 2013 the passenger traffic exceeded 3.7 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.