The appearance of the new low-cost airline Pobeda inspired the ranks of travelers and ordinary passengers. Now, according to the airline's assurances, moving around the world will be several times cheaper and more convenient, because the new low-cost airline project has done everything possible for the convenience of passengers.
Appearance story
The Victory low-cost airline was organized on the basis of the crashed due to the sanctions of the Dobrolet airline. In 2014, a new company entered the carrier market. The company is wholly owned by the well-known Aeroflot and is located at Vnukovo Airport.
Within a month, ticket sales for the flights of the new carrier amounted to a record amount of 7,000. Victory made its first flight to Volgograd. A few months later it was planned to open flights abroad.
The airline fleet contains 23 modern comfortable Boeing aircraft, with an average age of 3 years.
Passenger transportation
Aircraft airline "Victory" is not designed for long-haul flights. This is also indicated by passengers using the services of a carrier. First of all, this is noticeable in the configuration and arrangement of seats on the Victory aircraft.
Armchairs are stationary, can not be folded. Passengers with back problems should opt out of flying with this airline. Choosing a seat on the Victory plane is paid. When registering a ticket, the official website suggests choosing a good seat for 500 rubles.
Transfer in an airplane is allowed only for a fee. If you come across tickets with different seats, the carrier offers to use a paid seat change service. Those who wish it will cost a thousand rubles. Self-transplantation is regarded by stewardesses as a security breach and entails a meeting with the police and airline security personnel after landing. Do not want to pay - sit in your place. At the beginning of its activity, the airline believed that one seat was used for transplantation. Now replacing a seat means you are using two seats and you have to pay for it.
Judging by the numerous reviews, there are always empty seats on Pobeda aircraft. Each time there are more and more of them. Choose a place on the plane "Victory" is not difficult.
Special conditions
In 2016, there was news in the media that the seats on the plane of Pobeda Airlines for parents and children will also be divided and transferred to the category of paid services. One of the rules of the Rostransnadzor states that children and parents must sit together according to the law. The airline denied this news, calling it "empty fabrications." The press release says that Pobeda assures its passengers that children under 12 must sit with one of their parents - this is the only exception to the rule. Victory will have to pay for choosing the remaining seats on the Pobeda aircraft.
Carriage Rules
Previously, the rules of the Victory company permitted not only the carry-on of baggage. Passengers had the opportunity to take on board up to eighteen pieces of small items, including umbrellas and laptops. However, after a while this service was canceled, and only hand luggage of 36 x 30 x 27 centimeters was allowed into the cabin. To check the dimensions of hand luggage, special iron boxes are installed at the airport, where hand luggage should be placed in its entirety.
Regarding the transportation of hand luggage, Victory had several serious conflicts. The case concerned women's backpacks, which the airline considers hand luggage (except for ordinary small handbags). The airline filed a lawsuit with Rostransnadzor about taking backpacks for extra carry-on baggage, but it lost the case. The court ruled on the recognition of women's backpacks handbags.
Paid services
Since the founding of Pobeda Airlines, there have been a number of changes that have caused a flurry of criticism among ordinary passengers. What other airlines provide for free is worth the money. And considerable. The first thing a passenger is faced with when booking a ticket for Pobeda is choosing a place on the plane. The service is paid. Moreover, the most convenient places at the beginning and in the middle of the aircraft are estimated by the carrier more expensive.
If you are traveling with a large suitcase, be prepared to pay its weight. It is better to do this before check-in at the airport, since baggage check-in at the place will cost you about 1330 rubles for every 20 kg.
Dissatisfied with passengers and another "innovation." A subsidiary of Aeroflot has raised prices for the transportation of purchases from Duty Free stores almost three times. For Russia, the commission increased from 700 to 2,000 rubles. If you fly abroad, you have to fork out for about 2700 rubles.
Since September 2018, the airline introduced a new rule - the ticket registration service also became paid. In Russia, ticket registration remains free, but outside the Russian Federation for registration of a ticket you will have to pay about 1900 rubles at the airport.
Important! Check-in online opens 24 hours and ends four hours before departure. It is worth bearing this in mind. Registering a ticket four hours before departure will cost you only 500 rubles. Be carefull.
Shocking developments
The Russian airline was the first in the world to think about creating standing places on Pobeda airplanes. The company management reports that it is considering all possible options to increase the number of passengers carried and lower ticket prices.
The Italian company Aviointeriors is developing to create “standing” seats for passengers. The Russian carrier is interested in this innovation, which agrees to increase seats in the Pobeda cabin to reduce transportation costs. However, the airline management reports that such seats will be introduced into aircraft only with official confirmation of complete safety and comfort.
Vertical racks are planned to be created from soft leather. You will not be able to sit on them, you can only lean on it. The availability of such seats on the Pobeda aircraft will increase the capacity to twenty percent.
The development of beds that can be placed in the cargo compartment is also underway. The introduction of sleeping modules is planned by 2020. Such beds can be easily installed, and if necessary, remove and use the cargo compartment for its intended purpose.
Emergency cases
In the entire history of the existence of the airline "Victory" there were two emergency cases.
In February 2018, a plane flying to Istanbul dangerously approached a plane from another airline. According to local media reports, due to bad weather conditions, the Russian plane was on the way to the side flying to Israel. The tragedy was avoided, as the pilots of both aircraft saw each other on time and managed to maneuver.
Another case occurred in May. The flight of the airline "Victory" flew to Astrakhan. In the sky over Voronezh, the right engine failed at the plane, and the ship's captain decided to return to the airport. Vnukovo employees have already met the board in full combat readiness. Tragedy was avoided, and all passengers were immediately evacuated.
Traveler Reviews
The airline "Victory" is the record holder for the number of negative reviews. The main dissatisfaction of tourists associated with the registration and baggage. When complex situations arise, it is quite difficult for people to solve them.
Also, complaints of tourists relate to food on board. During the flight they offer only water, they prohibit bringing food and drinks on board the aircraft - passengers with small children do not like this limitation. Agree that babies need extra nutrition.
Another problem for travelers is the lack of information support. On electronic displays and on the Internet there is no information about arrival. In addition, telephone communication with the airline is paid. Often, travelers who are confident in the services of a mobile operator and billing are disappointed when finding out basic information over the phone comes to them in a pretty tidy amount.