OREANDA-NEWS. Aeroflot will launch regular flights between Moscow and Lyon starting from June 3, 2016.

Flights will be operated 3 times per week on comfortable modern Airbus A320 aircraft on the following schedule:

- Flight SU 2480 leaves Moscow at 10:25 and arrives in Lyon at 13:15 (all time is local);

- Return SU 2481 flight leaves Lyon at 14:25 and arrives in Moscow at 19:05 (all time is local).

Lyon is a commercial and industrial center of France, a city of museums and universities, which architectural heritage is protected by UNESCO.

The continuous route network expansion and service quality improvement promote success of Aeroflot’s strategy aimed at becoming a world-class air carrier offering a global network.

About Aeroflot

Aeroflot is Russia’s flagship carrier and one of the largest airline groups in Europe. In 2015, Aeroflot carried 26.1 million passengers (39.4 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 1,057 destinations in 179 countries worldwide. Aeroflot operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, numbering 169 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 sixth time in 2015, Aeroflot has successfully passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and is fully ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 compliant. In 2015 Aeroflot was named by SKYTRAX as the Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the fourth time and for the first time was ranked among TOP-10 airlines with Best Airline Cuisine according to Global Traveler. Find more at www.aeroflot.com.