OREANDA-NEWS. UTair Aviation provided surviving Irkutsk veterans of the historic Battle of Kursk with free flights to Kursk to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet forces over Nazi troops.

UTair continues its tradition of assisting veterans with complimentary flights. The UTair “Veterans” special offer has been valid year-round since 2006, giving qualifying Russian veterans of the Great Patriotic War complimentary roundtrip or one way airfare on UTair flights at any time of the year.

UTair Aviation ranks among the top three Russian airlines. In 2012 UTair aircraft transported 8,582,681 passengers. The airline operates more than 200 fixed wing aircraft and performs 300 daily flights to 110 destinations in Russia and aboard. The airline maintains its central hub at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow.