Aeroflot will extend the “flat” fare program until 2024 – Kommersant

CEO of Aeroflot Airlines (MOEX: AFLT) Sergei Aleksandrovsky, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that the carrier plans to extend the “flat” tariff program until 2024.

“Flat tariffs – we started this program in 2015 with your support. It is certainly in great demand among the residents of the country. It excludes any dynamic pricing; it is always the same fare for all passengers. In total, more than 17 million were transported during the period of this program. They would suggest continuing it,” said Mr. Aleksandrovsky (quoted from website Kremlin). Vladimir Putin agreed with the proposal of the company’s general director.

The Aeroflot press service clarified that fixed prices will apply for economy class flights from Moscow to the cities of the Far East and Kaliningrad. The cost of tickets on Aeroflot flights from Moscow to Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Magadan is 17.1 thousand rubles. one way, 28.4 thousand rubles. roundtrip. It is expected that the tariffs will be in effect throughout most of 2024, including key periods of high demand: school holidays, May holidays, summer holidays. The tariff increase is planned for October 2024, flight prices will increase by 6%.

Aeroflot introduced “flat” fares for economy class air tickets six years ago; anyone has the right to use it. “Flat” fares are fares with a fixed price for air tickets, which does not depend on the date of purchase or season; they are valid throughout the year. Air tickets at flat fares are cheaper than tickets at the minimum fare; they can be purchased for both one-way and round-trip flights, but it is prohibited to return or change travel dates. Aeroflot’s costs for the flat tariff program in 2021 were estimated by First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrei Belousov at more than 10 billion rubles.

Alexander Kislov