OREANDA-NEWS. Aeroflot is pleased to announce that all 1.87 million passengers holding Transaero tickets for travel before 15 December 2015 have been reallocated to flights operated by Aeroflot and other Russian carriers, and that as a result Aeroflot is able today to close down the operations centre established in September for this purpose.

Aeroflot is offering refunds for passengers with tickets for travel after 15 December, including for return journeys after this date; for passengers travelling to Ukraine; and for passengers with tickets to the following destinations:

• Toronto (if the outward journey is dated after 23 October 2015);

• Kostanay, Bukhara (outward journey after 25 October);

• Kokchetau, Cancun, Kyzylorda, Pathos, Rimini, Alicante, Lisbon, Ovda, Goa, Colombo (outward journey after 26 October).

Aeroflot is Russia’s flagship carrier and one of the largest airline groups in Europe. In 2014, Aeroflot carried 23.6 million passengers (34.7 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries), a record for any Russian airline. A proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance, Aeroflot and its partners serve 1,057 destinations in 179 countries worldwide. Aeroflot operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, numbering 165 Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi airliners. Aeroflot is among the global leaders in aviation safety. The company’s European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Index, which is the main globally recognized safety parameter, is comparable to global peers. The first Russian carrier to enter the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) register, renewing its registration for the sixth time in 2015, Aeroflot has successfully passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and is fully ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 compliant. In 2015 Aeroflot was named by SKYTRAX as the Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the fourth time.