Transaero Routes - Summer 2012

Russian carrier Transaero seems to be moving from charter-only operations to Rhodes as they have uploaded for the first time on their systems flights from Ekaterinburg, Moscow (Sheremetyevo) and St Petersburg.

EKATERINBURG (SVX) - RHODES (valid 1/5 - 28/9)*

Outward Flight: SVX-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN947    06:45-08:40    Tu214                 Tu              

UN947    10:15-12:00    Tu214                 Fr             

Return Flight: RHO-SVX

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN948    09:40-17:45    Tu214                 Tu              

UN948    13:00-20:35    Tu214                 Fr               

MOSCOW/DOMODEDOVO (DME) - RHODES (valid 5/5 - 20/10)*

Outward Flight: DME-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN547    13:50-16:30     B772                 Sa               

Return Flight: RHO-DME

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN548    18:30-22:55     B772                 Sa              

MOSCOW/SHEREMETYEVO (SVO) - RHODES (valid 1/4 - 16/10)*

Outward Flight: SVO-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN647    11:30-14:00     B744                 Th-Su              

UN647    09:00-11:30     B744                 Tu                   29/5-16/10

UN647    17:20-19:50     B744                 Fr                    25/5-12/10

Return Flight: RHO-SVO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN648    16:00-20:30     B744                 Th-Su              

UN648    14:00-18:30     B744                 Tu                   29/5-16/10

UN648    21:50-02:25     B744                 Fr                    25/5-12/10

SAINT PETERSBURG (LED) - RHODES (valid 6/5 - 4/10)*

Outward Flight: LED-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN447    09:20-12:45     B733                 Th              

UN447    12:30-16:15     B743                 Su                   24/5-4/10

Return Flight: RHO-LED

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN448    14:45-20:00     B733                Th              

UN448    18:15-23:20     B743                Su                    24/5-4/10   

For more information and/or reservations, please visit Transaero website.

 

* Based on Transaero official website and Amadeus on 28-29 April 2012.

Rhodes-Athens by Ryanair???

UPDATE 25/5/2012

Since Ryanair's website refurbishment, the Rhodes-Athens route pair vanished from the booking engine so maybe afterall it was a candy for local officials to sign the then negotiated deal.

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Below you can see a capture from Ryanair's inner booking engine in which Athens is clearly listed as a destination offered from Rhodes although flights are not yet available for bookings.

So, how possible is a domestic route flown from Ryanair?

Well, it seems rather difficult as firstly they avoid expensive airports such as Athens and secondly they do not operate a base at Rhodes. Moreover, they were in dispute with local officials regarding the amount of subsidy they asked for flying to Rhodes and Kos.

On the other hand, Athens airport fees might be expensive but Rhodes is the 3rd most popular domestic destination with strong year round traffic. The lack of a domestic base could be overcome by flying here from nearby countries (for example Italy) so as crew working hours are not violated or even basing crews here.

There could also be three more possibilities for the appearance of the route on their booking engine; first is that they may operate charter flights for the upcoming national elections moving voters to their voting region, second that they may have reach to a yet undisclosed agreement with local officials and finally there's always the possibility of a mistake on their website.

As we try to verify the subject we will also keep an eye and let you know of any developments.