OREANDA-NEWS. December 25, 2012. Utair Aviation has launched a car rental booking service on its website (www.utair.ru), allowing passengers to reserve cars at various destinations through leading international rental agencies such as Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, National, Thrifty, Payless, Alamo, Dollar and SIXT in 30,000 locations in 174 countries.

Passengers can now rent a car without leaving the website, saving considerable time. The online form allows passengers to choose from among offers from 800 rental agents around the world and is located on the main page.

The new car rental offering is provided by CarTrawler, leading supplier of online booking solutions for airlines and tourist operators. The company has agreements with airlines such as Emirates, Air India, South African Airways, Malaysian Airlines, Wizz Air, Vueling, Hawaiian Airlines, Norwegian and Gulf Air.

UTair is continually working to broaden its range of additional services for its passengers using the latest innovative information technologies.

UTair Aviation ranks among the top three Russian airlines. In 2011 UTair aircraft transported 6,750,425 passengers. In the period from January-November 2012 UTair Group serviced 28.2% more passengers than for the same period of 2011. In 2012 the airline expects an increased transport volume of up to 10 million passengers. The airline operates more than 200 fixed wing aircraft and performs flights to 110 destinations in Russia and aboard. The airline maintains its central hub at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, from which it performs 100 flights daily.