OREANDA-NEWS. November 12, 2012. Yakutia airline started to operate new international flights on the route Moscow - Dresden - Moscow out of Vnukovo International Airport.

Dedicated to this event solemn ceremony was attended by Michael Greydin, the Deputy Director General for production of JSC Vnukovo, by Pavel Udod, first deputy general director of Yakutia airline and by representatives of tour operators and media.

On behalf of the Vnukovo Airport, Michael Greydin welcomed guests and participants. He thanked Yakutia airline for long-standing fruitful cooperation. "Thanks to such partners, we are going to achieve a new level next year and to increase passenger traffic up to 18-20 million passengers per year," - he stated.

In his turn, Pavel Udod pointed out that Yakutia has performed direct charter flights to Dresden out Vnukovo since 2011. "We are very pleased that now flights to Dresden will be operated regularly. We hope that it will be more convenient for passengers, "- he underlined.

At the presentation the airline chose first passenger of the flight to Dresden. Among all the passengers, Daniel Zabolotny who decided to spend holidays in Germany has been elected. "I live in Prague and working in Moscow, so I often fly with connection in Dresden. This time I decided to stay there for a few days, just to have some rest. And such a nice surprise!"- said Daniel.

Similar presentation will be held today at the airport in Dresden. It will be attended by Semen Vinokurov, the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), by Vyacheslav Logutov , Consul General of the Russian Federation in Leipzig, by the management of Dresden international airport, by representatives of the City of Dresden, by the leading Russian and German media.

Scheduled flights from Vnukovo International Airport to the capital of Saxony are operated on the aircraft Boeing 737-700 three times per week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Departure from Moscow is at 12:00 with arrival in Germany at 11:45. The plane returns on the same day at 12:55 with arrival in Moscow at 18:45. For all the airports local time is mentioned. The flight time is 2 hours 45 minutes.