Nordwind Airlines
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Nordwind Airlines, LLC (Template:Langx) is a Russian leisure airline. The company is headquartered in Moscow,[1] and its hub is at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Nordwind Airlines primarily operates service between airports in Russia and holiday destinations around Europe and Asia.[2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is banned from flying in the European Union.[3]
History
Nordwind Airlines was founded in August 2008 by the Russian and Turkish branches of tour operator Pegas Touristik and initially operated three Boeing 757-200s.[4][5]
The number of passengers transported was as follows:[6]
| Year | Passengers |
| 2008 | 20,000 |
| 2009 | 555,000 |
| 2010 | 1.2 million |
| 2011 | 1.7 million |
| 2012 | 2.2 million |
| 2013 | 3.4 million |
| 2014 | 4.4 million |
| 2015 | 2.6 million |
| 2016 | 1.7 million |
| 2017 | 3.5 million |
| 2018 | 4.9 million |
| 2019 | 5.5 million |
| 2020 | 2.9 million |
| 2021 | 5.9 million [7] |
On April 29, 2013, two surface-to-air missiles were fired by unknown forces in Syria at a Nordwind Airlines jet flying from Sharm El Sheikh to Kazan. The pilots took evasive action and the plane continued onto Kazan undamaged.[8]
In 2017, the airline acquired two used A330s.[9]
The Wall Street Journal reported that Nordwind transported approximately 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 million from Venezuela to a refinery near the airport in Entebbe, Uganda. These March 2019 shipments allegedly expose a global underground economy the United States government suspects helps Nicolás Maduro stay in power in Venezuela.[10]
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nordwind suspended all international flights.[11] A number of leased aircraft, located abroad when the invasion took place have been returned to the lessors.[12] The US Commerce Department, who had previously sanctioned US manufactured aircraft, extended sanctions to the European manufactured Airbus aircraft in Nordwind's fleet in August 2022.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Sanctions have also banned Nordwind receiving spare parts for their planes.[13]
Destinations
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In 2021 Nordwind serves 98 destinations in 28 countries including nine countries and 23 cities in Europe, eight countries and 12 cities in the Middle East and Africa, four countries and four cities in South America, and six countries and 14 cities in Asia.
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In March 2025 Belavia and Nordwind Airlines signed a codeshare agreement to operated connection flights through Kazan Airport and Pulkovo Airport.[40]
Fleet
As of September 2024, Nordwind Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft:[41]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A321-200 | 3 | — | — | 220 | 220 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 2 | — | — | 218 | 218 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | — | 361 | 361 | [22] |
| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | — | 34 | 259 | 293 | [22] |
| Boeing 737-800 | 10 | — | 12 | 156 | 168 | VP-BSA returned to Ireland VP-BDU returned to lessor |
| — | 189 | 189 | ||||
| Boeing 777-200ER | 2 | — | — | 440 | 440 | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2 | — | 6 | 480 | 486 | VP-BJP returned to the USA |
| — | 486 | 486 | ||||
| Irkut MC-21-300 | — | 5Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | TBA | |||
| Total | 24 | 5 | ||||
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The fleet previously included the following aircraft:
References
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External links
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