When flying a charter flight, the question always worries: what company operates it? Sometimes tour operators charter a plane. But such a well-known company as Coral Travel prefers to cooperate with a certain carrier - a proven airline Abakan-Avia. We will provide feedback on it in this article.
What excites the average passenger the most? Possibility of flight delay, type of aircraft served, services on board, allowed weight of unaccompanied and hand luggage. Let's try to clarify all the exciting issues.
History and basic data about "Abakan-Avia" (Royal Flight)
The reviews claim that this is a passenger carrier, but there is reliable information that the Abakan-Avia company, previously created in 1992, specialized in cargo flights. But in July 2014, it was renamed Royal Flight (Royal Flight). Since that time, the company has been engaged in passenger transportation.
It mainly specializes in delivering vacationers from different cities of Russia to the famous resorts - Goa, Antalya, Crete and similar paradise places. The company's management concluded an agreement with Coral Travel, a well-known Russian tour operator, to provide its air fleet for such trips.
The air carrier has two basic airports at once: in Abakan (Khakassia) and the capital Sheremetyevo. The representative office in Moscow is located at: Stasovoy street, 2b.
Fleet
Safety and comfort are the main rule of the Abakan-Avia company. Reviews of tourists assure that brand-new Boeings, grades 737-800, 757-200 and 767-300, are being served for landing. Their capacity is from 224 to 235 seats.
In total, the company owns fourteen Boeings. They are operated under the charter program of the Coral Travel tour operator. But Boeing’s fleet is not limited to Boeing’s only. It also uses IL-76 and AS350-B3, as well as helicopters Mi-8.
With great responsibility, the company also approaches recruitment. Passengers are served by a staff of highly qualified pilots, attentive and caring stewardesses. Flight safety is helped not only by the flight personnel, but also by a team of managers, technicians and other ground support personnel.
Other aviation services
Abakan-Avia reviews characterize primarily as a passenger carrier. However, this is not quite true. Even after renaming it “Royal Flight”, the airline retained other activities. The range of its aviation services is quite wide.
So, the company carries out orders of commercial and even state enterprises for the delivery of goods abroad and across Russia. She also provides aviation services for the UN World Food Program. IL-76 "Abakan-Avia" airplanes deliver humanitarian supplies to various points of the planet. Helicopters of the company patrol gas and oil pipelines in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, as well as carry out rescue and search operations in Khakassia.
In Afghanistan, Abakan Avia provides its fleet for the International Security Assistance Force. And in Russia, its helicopters conduct construction and installation work and patrol forests in order to prevent fires.
Flight geography
Wherever Abakan-Avia passenger liners go! Reviews report that tourists flew with Royal Flight to Spain, Turkey, India, Austria, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates. In total, you can count thirty-four passenger destinations.
As for the departure coverage area, the Abakan-Avia company is not limited only to its base airports. From almost any large city in Russia - Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and others - liners with passengers take off towards warm resorts. But to Western Europe only from Moscow sends its customers the company "Abakan-Avia" (Domodedovo).
The reviews call Royal Flight the best of the Russian carriers in terms of punctuality. Delay and especially cancellation of a flight is a rarity. And if this happens due to weather conditions, then the company makes every effort to provide passengers with comfort.
Services
On board Abakan-Avia aircraft, passenger reviews indicate cleanliness and order. Travelers are offered drinks or a good meal, depending on the length of the flight.
In front of the liners there is always a compartment for business class. It houses wide armchairs, the back of which reclines at a greater angle than in a standard cabin. The seats are equipped with a footrest, and the distance between the rows of seats is increased.
Business class passengers are offered a separate meal. It consists of snacks, desserts, you can choose one of several hot dishes. They carry alcoholic drinks in this salon. All business class customers are given travel kits. They consist of slippers, a lightproof sleep mask, hygiene products, an ear plug, a refreshing wipe and a comb.
Abakan-Avia company: reviews
The overwhelming majority of passengers are satisfied with the flight. Delays, as already mentioned, are extremely rare. On board, they feed well, caring stewardesses take into account all the wishes. By the way, if you travel often with Royal Flight, you can join the loyalty program, which gives tangible discounts and incentive bonuses. The only minus tourists consider too stringent requirements for luggage weight. Check-in can be no more than twenty kilograms of luggage per person. And it is allowed to carry a bag or suitcase no heavier than 5 kg into the cabin.