Azur Air resumes flights to Sri Lanka from 8 Russian cities
Then flights will start from Kazan (November 4), Novosibirsk (November 6), Yekaterinburg (November 7), Minny Water (November 8), and Ufa (November 10).
Consensus
- Azur Air will resume direct charter flights to Sri Lankan destinations in the 2026/2027 winter season.
- Flights will originate from eight Russian cities: Moscow, Samara, Tyumen, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Mineralnye Vody, and Ufa.
- The first flights are scheduled to depart on November 2, 2026, from Samara and Tyumen.
- The destination airport is Mattala International Airport in Hambantota, southern Sri Lanka.
- All flights will be operated using Boeing 767-300 aircraft.
- Flight frequency varies: three weekly flights from Moscow, two from Yekaterinburg, and one from each of the other cities.
- The flight schedule is subject to minor adjustments after final coordination with tour operators.
- Tour packages including these flights are already available through partner tour operators.
Points of divergence
- The flights will be introduced in a phased manner, with the first flights on November 2 from Samara and Tyumen, followed by Moscow on November 3, and subsequent cities on the specified dates. — vm
- The frequency of flights is described as three flights per 12 days from Moscow, two per 12 days from Yekaterinburg, and one per 12 days from other cities. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Azur Air will resume flights to Sri Lanka from eight Russian cities in November — Вечерняя Москва
- AZUR air in November will resume direct flights from eight cities of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka — Интерфакс