Russian airline Aeroflot to launch Moscow-Goa flight services from November 2

NEW DELHI: The Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has indicated that it is ready to launch its flight services to Goa from Moscow, begining from November 2.

Presently Aeroflot operates its services on the Moscow-Delhi-Moscow route twice a week with an Airbus A330 aircraft.

The Aeroflot Airbus A330 aircraft will fly every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from Moscow to Goa, with 28 seats in the business class and 268 in the economy class, the airline said in a press note.

The new services will offer a weekly cargo capacity of 30 tonnes from India for Russia and the CIS countries, the press note stated.

According to Korolev Oleg K, head of cargo at Aeroflot, “Goa is a popular tourist destination among Russians. We are starting our three-times-a-week flights on the Moscow-Goa-Moscow route. It marks the expansion of our Indian services in response to customer demand,” he said.

Delmos Aviation, which manages the cargo sales and bookings for Aeroflot in India said, “The Goa-Moscow route is another high-demand route between India and Russia. These flights will boost the recovering tourist market in both countries.”

Tourists from Russia make up a majority of visitors to Goa. With the tourist season almost here, Goa is looking forward to welcoming a high number of Russian tourists, the airline stated.

“It’s a good start for the industry and will boost the tourism sector in the upcoming tourist season. Also, it will help streamline cargo movement,” Naveen Rao, Director – Delmos Aviation said.