OREANDA-NEWS. UTair Aviation will introduce a new route between St. Petersburg and Vladikavkaz starting July 7, 2014.

Flights will be performed twice a week on Mondays and Fridays with a Boeing 737-500 aircraft in two-class configuration. Departure from St. Petersburg will be at 11:05 and from Vladikavkaz at 15:10, all times local. Flight time is 3 hours and 15 minutes. One-way airfares start at 6,990 rubles*.

UTair is the only airline in Russia to perform direct flights between St. Petersburg and Vladikavkaz. The flights will strengthen business and cultural ties between the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and Russia's northern capital.

• Economy class fare before agency fees. Seats are limited. The airline reserves the right to cancel or change tariffs without notice at any time.

UTair Aviationranks among the top three Russian airlines. In 2013 UTair Aviation aircraft transported 9,625,295 passengers and the combined UTair Group fleet transported 10,413,803 passengers. UTair Aviation operates more than 150 fixed wing aircraft and performs flights to 110 destinations in Russia and abroad. The airline maintains its central hub at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, from which it performs more than 100 flights daily.