S7 Airlines plans to reduce the flight schedule in some aspects due to seasonal redistribution of aircraft and schedule optimization. In this respect he is writing TASS, citing a comment from the company’s press service.
“The airline reviews the program throughout the year and adjusts it if necessary,” the press service said.
S7 Airlines will reduce its flight schedule for the autumn and upcoming winter by 10-15% due to difficulties in repairing Airbus A320/A321neo engines, reported On October 11, Kommersant newspaper quoted sources. According to the newspaper, the problem is in the repair of American P&W (Pratt & Whitney) engines, which are not made either in the Russian Federation or in Iran. The company is now looking for service options. So far, 13 of 39 such aircraft are not flying.
The Kremlin later commented on the situation. Russian President Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the government is looking for solutions to help the domestic aviation industry. Peskov called the accessibility of transport and the regularity of flights one of the priorities of the Russian authorities.
Previously Rosaviatsia Recommended Russian airlines are not allowed to fly abroad on State Transport Leasing Company aircraft due to the risk of aircraft being seized.