Pobeda Airlines, part of the Aeroflot group, has begun offering a four-part payment option for flight tickets and add-ons, as announced on the airline’s website. The service, called the “Shares” option, lets customers split purchases into four equal payments without interest, fees, or markups. Customers pay 25 percent upfront, and the remaining three installments are automatically debited every two weeks.
The airline notes that using this payment method will not impact the buyer’s credit history, and the maximum payment amount under the program is capped at 100,000 rubles.
In related financial news, Pobeda reportedly plans to allocate roughly 650 million rubles from excess profits tax to the state budget. Aeroflot’s CEO, Sergei Aleksandrovsky, indicated that Pobeda would be the only Russian airline subject to this tax. Beginning January 1, 2024, a 10 percent excess profits tax applies to organizations whose average profits in 2021 and 2022 exceed 1 billion rubles, a threshold that Pobeda reportedly clears. (Source: company announcement and regulatory briefing.)
From a practical standpoint, the carrier’s management illustrated the potential cost implications with a scenario: if a flight were routed from Vnukovo to Sheremetyevo, the airline would incur about an extra hour of flight time and related costs reflected in the cost structure. No precise monetary loss figure was disclosed for such a route example. (Source: internal value-assessment notes.)
Currently, Pobeda operates a fleet of 41 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The hourly cost of operating a Boeing 737-800 is estimated at approximately 750,000 to 800,000 rubles, reflecting crew, maintenance, fuel, and other operating expenses that influence pricing and scheduling decisions. (Source: fleet and cost overview.)
Separately, a past incident at Sheremetyevo involved a flight attendant from Aeroflot who reportedly walked around barefoot near parked aircraft. The event drew media attention and sparked discussions about on-ground safety and uniform standards. (Source: incident coverage.)