Royal Flight

Royal Flight is a Russian airline operating passenger flights for tour operators Coral Travel and Sunmar. Based at Sheremetyevo Airport.

History

2022: Airline cuts more than 100 pilots over travel issues amid sanctions

The Russian airline Royal Flight (operates charter flights for tour operators Coral Travel and Sunmar) is forced to resort to mass layoffs of pilots due to transportation problems amid sanctions. This was announced in early June 2022 by the head of the corporate communications department of the carrier Maxim Kurashvili.

{{quote'We have never had 250 pilots in the entire history of the airline. We have just over 100 people under the reduction. Of course, this is due to sanctions, with all restrictive measures. The planes are partially arrested, the fleet is practically disbanded, there are no flights, "Kurashvili said in a conversation with RBC. }}

Russian airline Royal Flight cuts more than 100 pilots due to transportation problems amid sanctions

He promised that no one would lay off employees one day. They will be informed in advance of the reduction and will pay all benefits.

Шаблон:Quote 'Everything that relies on the Labor Code, - noted in the airline. to data Telegram On the Baza channel, Royal Flight plans to lay off about 250 employees. In addition, pilots of another airline specializing in charter transportation, Azur Air, will fall under the reduction. information According to the channel, about 200 pilots are going to be fired there.

In February 2022, the European Union banned the sale of European aircraft, spare parts and equipment to Russian airlines, as well as repair and insure them. Among them - Airbus, whose aircraft transported 40% of the passenger traffic in the country.

Because of this, airlines had to return Airbus and Boeing leased aircraft to the owners. Rosaviatsia recommended air carriers not to use leased aircraft for flights abroad. In March, Russia was allowed to register such aircraft in the country for use on domestic flights. In addition to sanctions, 27 EU countries have banned the flight of Russian aircraft in their airspace.^[1]

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