Authorities in the Magadan region offered to expand the list of subsidized flights to the west of Russia

The government of the Magadan region proposed to expand the route network of subsidized air transportation.

As reported on the official website of the regional administration, the relevant appeals were sent to the President and Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Regional Development with proposals to expand the route network of subsidized air transport.

Currently, the list of subsidized Far Eastern routes includes routes Magadan — Moscow — Magadan, Magadan — St. Petersburg — Magadan, Magadan — Vladivostok — Magadan. Air transportation to Moscow is carried out by the Transaero airline.

In addition, during the period from 30 March on 30 October 2015, flights in this direction are planned to be carried out by the airline VIM-AVIA with a frequency of three flights a week with an increase in the frequency to five flights a week in the summer. The authorities of the region proposed to include in the subsidized list new flights from Magadan to Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Simferopol, Sochi.

Recall, in the implementation of the Russian government's resolution: from 1 April on 31 October passengers are transported at special rates. They apply to Russian citizens under the age of 23 years, as well as women older than 55 years and men older than 60 years, disabled persons of the I group and their accompanying persons, as well as persons accompanying the disabled child.