Transaero Airlines

Transaero Airlines ( Toronto Flight Information Phone )

24-hours HelpDesk at +7 (495) 788 80 80
Web: www.transaero.com
Email: ecom.control@transaero.ru

Transaero Airlines is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter flights to more than 70 domestic and international destinations. Its main hub is Domodedovo International Airport (DME), Moscow and Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg.

Transaero operates two direct flights from Toronto to Moscow, UN522 (Wednesdays, 17:05 from Toronto YYZ Pearson to Moscow DME Domodedovo) and UN518 (Saturdays, 15:15 from Toronto YYZ Pearson to Moscow DME Domodedovo).

Transaero began as a charter airline with aircraft leased from Aeroflot. It was incorporated as a joint stock company on 28 December 1990 and was the first non-Aeroflot company approved for scheduled passenger services in the Soviet Union. Its first charter service was Moscow to Tel Aviv on November 5, 1991. In July 1992, Transaero Airlines received its own Ilyushin Il-86. Its first international scheduled route from Moscow to Tel Aviv was started in 1993. In 1993, Transaero started operating western aircraft when it received its first Boeing 737-200, followed by its first Boeing 757-200 in 1994. The company was also the first Russian airline with a frequent flyer program, which established in 1995. It was also the first Russian airline with an FAA aircraft maintenance certificate, which it obtained in 1997. Boeing 737-400 taking off Boeing 767-200ERIn December 1998 a weekly service between Moscow and London Gatwick was started. Transaero operated its first Boeing 737-700 in 1998, followed by Boeing 767-200 and Boeing 737-300 in 2002 and Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 737-400 in 2003. An agreement was signed to purchase 10 Tupolev Tu-214-300 in the same year. In 2005 Transaero became the first Russian passenger airline to operate the Boeing 747 when it started services on 11 July 2005 with a leased, ex-Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-200 on scheduled services from Moscow to Tel Aviv. The aircraft will also operate summer charter flights to holiday destinations. In May 2005, Transaero added a flight between Moscow and Montreal, Canada. On June 21, 2006, the airline also began operating nonstop flights between Moscow and Toronto. In September 2008 the service to Toronto was temporary cancelled and resumed back in year 2009. In November 2007 the airline announced a new scheduled bi-weekly service between Moscow and Sydney, Australia via Hong Kong, commencing December 24, 2007. The flight will be operated by Boeing 767-300 equipment. The triple daily London-Moscow bmi service is jointly operated by bmi in partnership with Transaero. Bmi operates two daily services in each direction and Transero operates one. The two airlines also award frequent flyer miles for each other's flights and status miles on the LHR-DME route.