Ikar Airlines is a Russian carrier operating flights under the control of the Pegas Touristik tour operator. The company's field of activity is the implementation of seasonal and regular flights throughout Russia and abroad on the most popular routes.
About airline
Ikar Airlines is an airline whose registered airport is Yemelyanovo (Krasnoyarsk).
It was created back in 1997 and was based at the Magadan airport. Then the fleet consisted of 10 domestic helicopters and 2 aircraft. However, in 2013 the company was purchased and relocated to Emelyanovo. At the same time, a new operator certificate was issued by the Ministry of Transport with number 36 dated April 16.
There is a misconception that this airline is a subsidiary of NordVind, a well-known company in Russia. But this is not so, since Ikar is under the control of the tour operator Pegas Touristik. The company operates on aircraft that previously belonged to NordWind. After renovation, the inscription “Pegas” appeared on their fuselages, and the image of a winged horse appeared on vertical stabilizers.
Now Ikar Airlines has several units in Moscow and Khabarovsk.
Fleet
The company's fleet consists of 7 aircraft, which have changed the operating organization more than once in their history. The average age of Ikar Airlines aircraft is almost 17 years. The fleet includes US-made Boeing aircraft of modifications B738 and B763.
In the amount of one unit, the B738 aircraft is presented. He is the youngest of all airliners and his age is 11 years. There are 6 units of B763 aircraft. The oldest aircraft is almost 20 years old and the new one is 16. After renovation , Boeing 757-200 airliners were decommissioned .
Ikar Airlines flights
The company's flights are operated from the following Russian regions:
- Far East - Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
- District North-West - Arkhangelsk, Murmansk.
- Siberia - Barnaul, Bratsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhnevartovsk, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Surgut, Tomsk, Ulan-Ude.
- Ural - Yekaterinburg, Perm, Ufa, Chelyabinsk.
- Central Russia - Belgorod, Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, St. Petersburg, Syktyvkar.
- Southern District - Astrakhan, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol.
Charter flights are carried out in accordance with the orders of the affiliate company. The main routes are:
- Bulgaria (Burgas);
- Vietnam (Phu Quoc, Cam Ranh);
- Egypt (Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh);
- Spain (Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife);
- Cyprus (Larnaca);
- Thailand (Bangkok, Krabi, Phuket);
- Turkey (Antalya, Dalaman, Istanbul).
Ikar Airlines: passenger reviews
Among the reviews there are both positive and negative, and sometimes even contradictory about the work of the company as a whole.
From the positive aspects, passengers distinguish:
- comfortable space between the seats;
- the cleanliness and accuracy of the cabin;
- the skill of the pilots of the company;
- tasty on-board meals;
- prompt and quick service in the registration room;
- Courtesy and courtesy of flight attendants.
Of the negative aspects, Ikar Airlines customers note:
- malfunctions in the toilet rooms;
- sharp odors when landing the aircraft;
- frequent aircraft breakdowns;
- many delays due to technical reasons;
- lack of passenger information on flights from the company’s representative office;
- often the reason for delays is not brought to the attention of passengers by airline representatives;
- the fleet consists of old aircraft that are operated every day;
- problems with baggage claim;
- old seat upholstery.
One of the young and dynamically developing Russian airlines is Ikar Airlines. Reviews about her are very diverse: from positive to sharply negative. Flights are operated on optimized Boeing aircraft. The airline specializes in regular and charter air transportation of passengers to the most popular tourist and domestic destinations, which number more than 50 during the year. The company has existed not so long ago, but during this time it has shown itself to be a reliable, stability-oriented carrier. Safety and high-quality passenger service are the main priorities of Icarus.