OREANDA-NEWS. As a part of the national celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, UTair Aviation will fly veterans and their chaperones free of charge starting May 3 through May 12.

Veterans are eligible to use this offer to travel to any destination within the UTair network. In order to receive a free ticket, veterans need to show their Great Patriotic War disabled veteran or participant ID and Russian passport. Citizens of other countries will need to show their passport and residence permit; people without citizenship are required to show their resident permit. Chaperones accompanying veterans need to show only their passport.*

Additionally, UTair offers a year-round promotion for veterans. Under this offer, participants of the Great Patriotic War are eligible for one free round trip flight to any domestic or international UTair destination at any time of their choosing.

“To pay tribute to the defenders of the Motherland, UTair has been offering veterans one free round-trip flight to any selected destination per year for 12 years in a row,” said UTair – Passenger Airlines president Oleg Semenov. “UTair's wide network offers fast and comfortable travel to 165 destinations with opportunities to visit health resorts, pensions and vacation homes, to visit families and friends and to revisit locations of military glory. Since the program began, UTair has flown more than 8,500 veterans. This offer is our way of expressing our gratitude and saying thanks to the veterans.”

In order to qualify for this special offer, veterans must show their Russian passport together with Great Patriotic War participant, disabled veteran or veteran ID or concentration camp juvenile prisoner ID. Accompanying chaperons are eligible for a 30% discount on airfare.