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Russia's short-lived low-cost carrier from Aeroflot.
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Dobrolet was a Russian low-cost airline established as a subsidiary of Aeroflot, designed to provide affordable domestic air travel across Russia. It launched operations in June 2014, initially focusing on routes from Moscow to Simferopol in Crimea.
The airline was forced to suspend operations in August 2014 after European aircraft lessors terminated their leasing contracts due to EU sanctions imposed over Russia's annexation of Crimea. Unable to legally operate its Boeing 737 aircraft under these conditions, Dobrolet ceased flying after just a few weeks of commercial service.
Following the suspension of Dobrolet, Aeroflot subsequently launched a replacement low-cost carrier called Pobeda Airlines in December 2014, which successfully continued operations as Russia's primary budget carrier.
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Dobrolet primarily operated from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow.
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Dobrolet operated a small fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased from European lessors.
Notable facts
- ›Dobrolet was a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflot Group.
- ›Operations were suspended in August 2014 after EU sanctions caused lessors to cancel aircraft leases.
- ›The airline's primary route connected Moscow Sheremetyevo with Simferopol, Crimea.
- ›Dobrolet operated commercially for only about two months before shutting down.
- ›Aeroflot replaced Dobrolet with Pobeda Airlines, launched in December 2014.
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Dobrolet or Dobrolyot may refer to:Dobrolyot, an early Soviet aviation company, a precursor of Aeroflot Dobrolet (airline), a defunct Russian low-cost airline Dobrolyot, Russia, a village in Russia
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airwaysmag.com· 8/4/2024
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NBC News· 6/12/2014
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Mutual Art· 12/11/2016
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Rodchenko | Poster for Dobrolet, Moscow, Vozdushnyi Flot (ca. 1925)
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