OREANDA-NEWS. Transaero Airlines will expand its air services between Russia and China in summer 2015 season. The airline's passengers will be able to take advantage of direct flights to China not only from Moscow but from St Petersburg as well.

Flights between Moscow and Beijing will be operated from Vnukovo airport six times per week according to the following schedule (local time):

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Departure from Moscow on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10.10, arriving in Beijing at 22.30.

Departure from Beijing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 00.40, arriving in Moscow at 04.05.

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Departure from Moscow on Saturdays at 12.35, arriving in Beijing at 01.15 on the next day. Departure from Beijing on Mondays at 02.35, arriving in Moscow at 05.35.

Flights UN965/966 on the Moscow-Hong Kong route will be operated twice a week from Moscow Domodedovo airport starting from March 29 according to the following schedule (local time):

Departure from Moscow on Wednesdays and Sundays at 20.10, arriving in Hong Kong at 09.50 on the following day.

Departure from Hong Kong on Mondays and Thursdays at 12.35, arriving in Moscow at 17.30.

The airline's 2015 summer season schedule will feature a new air service to China from St Petersburg. Now, residents of the Northern capital of Russia will be able to fly direct to Beijing and Shanghai.

Flights UN637/638 between St Petersburg and Beijing will be operated once a week starting from June 6 according to the following schedule (local time):

Departure from St Petersburg on Saturdays at 14.30, arriving in Beijing at 03.30 on the following day.

Departure from Beijing on Sundays at 05.30, arriving in St Petersburg at 09.05.

Flights UN635/636 will be operated between St Petersburg and Shanghai twice a week starting from June 18 according to the following schedule (local time):

Departure from St Petersburg on Thursdays and Sundays at 14.30, arriving in Shanghai at 04.40 on the next day.

Departure from Shanghai on Mondays and Fridays at 06.40, arriving in St Petersburg at 12.00.

"Under the current macroeconomic conditions the company strives to effectively respond to the changing international air transportation market. Our objective is to increase sales through the company's own channels as well as to change the booking pattern both for the airline's new services and the traditional business and tourist services. And we've succeeded in doing this. We've seen a 35% increase in our own sales in January, and the booking pattern trends towards May. The expansion of the airline's flight programme to China meets the company's tasks to develop the promising international routes,"- said Olga Pleshakova, CEO Transaero Airlines.