A number of the survivors from Sunday’s horrific crash in Moscow say that lightning hit just after take-off.
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S7 owner killed in plane crash
One of Russia's richest women, co-owner of oneworld member S7, has been killed in a light aircraft crash in southern Germany.
Read More »Saimaa and St Petersburg attract tourists together
EU-funded cross-border cooperation and marketing is about to take off with the aim of attracting Chinese and other visitors.
Read More »New airline to launch in 2019
WeGo Air aims to be a new leisure carrier based near Moscow – but with Dutch and Baltic capital, sources suggest.
Read More »Finnair adds Russia capacity, launches share buyback
The Finnish carrier says it is responding to rising demand on both its Moscow and St Petersburg routes.
Read More »Air France passengers stuck in icy Siberia
After an emergency landing, passengers and crew were marooned in Irkutsk for three days with no passports, no luggage.
Read More »Aeroflot makes biggest order in recent history
The Russian flag carrier orders 100 Sukhoi Superjets – a deal that could boost regional routes in Russia.
Read More »Global tourism sets new records
Tourism generates $4 billion a day, with Spain and Japan doing well and Russia re-entering the top ten of world spenders.
Read More »Russian airlines are running out of pilots
State-owned Rossiya hires foreign pilots for the first time in its history
Read More »Two new Russia routes to Nordics
The two routes include the first low-cost flights from Russia to the Nordics and a red-eye from Sweden.
Read More »MH17 tragedy: Russia formally accused
The international team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines aircraft over Ukraine accuses Russia of responsibility.
Read More »Fake TripAdvisor reviews ahead of World Cup
“What can you do if no Serbs and no Swedes have ever been to your venue and left a review?”
Read More »Russia denies attempt to block Iceland flights
The Russian Ministry of Transport has denied reports it tried to block use of Russian airspace for flights to Asia.
Read More »airBaltic launches to Sochi with football cake
Russia’s beach resort of Sochi on the Black Sea coast is one of the host cities of the World Cup.
Read More »Lufthansa adds 85 flights for World Cup
The German giant is expecting a surge in demand for the upcoming football tournament in Russia.
Read More »Racial discrimination case against Aeroflot
The Russian airline allegedly threatened Asian-American passengers with deportation.
Read More »Russia grounds AN-148s, crash audio released
The grounding comes just over a month after the crash of Saratov Airlines Flight 703 near Moscow.
Read More »Multimodal travel centre planned at HEL
Helsinki Airport’s future travel centre will be a “large entity” matching different modes of transport.
Read More »Russia air crash: Investigators search for clues
The second flight recorder from the Antonov An-148 aircraft has been found.
Read More »Strong revival in Turkey’s tourist numbers
A revival in tourism is taking place as Russians return to Turkish beaches and German bookings are up 70%.
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