OREANDA-NEWS. JSC Aeroflot ("the Company", Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) has been voted Best Russian Airline for the third year running at the highly influential Cond? Nast Traveller Readers Choice awards.

The Cond? Nast Traveller awards are among the most coveted accolades in the travel industry, with nominees and winners chosen directly by readers of the magazine.

Aeroflot continuously strives to improve its services and introduce innovations to bring its passengers a premium product and deliver a genuinely world-class offering on board the latest modern airliners.

Aeroflot’s success story has been repeatedly noted by leading international aviation and tourist awards. The Russian national flag carrier was named Best Airline in Eastern Europe by Skytrax for the third time in 2014, holds the title of Best Airline for Business Travellers from Russian Business Travel and MICE Awards, and is one of the most punctual global carriers according to Flightstats.

Aeroflot is Russia’s flagship carrier and one of the largest airline groups in Europe. In 2014 Aeroflot carried 23.6 million passengers (34.7 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries) a record for any Russian airline. A proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. Aeroflot and its partners serve 1,052 destinations in 177 countries worldwide. Aeroflot operates the youngest fleet in the world among major airlines, numbering 153 Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi airliners. Aeroflot is among the global leaders in aviation safety. The Company’s European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Index, which is the main globally recognized safety parameter, is comparable to global peers. The first Russian carrier to enter the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) register, renewing its registration for the fifth time in 2013. Aeroflot has successfully passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and is fully ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 compliant. In 2014 Aeroflot was named by SKYTRAX as the Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the third time.