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21.01.2000 - Press-service of the Head of the Government of Karelia reports:

Flights from Perozavodsk to Moscow are being restarted beginning from January 24

Flights from Petrozavodsk to Moscow are restarting next week. The second opening of the air connection between this two cities is taking place 35 after it's beginning in 1965 February 1.

Public opinion poll carried out by the Ministry of Economics of Karelia covered 50% of the enterprises of the Republic and they all confirmed the need for such flights. As a result of the agreement signed in January 12 by the Government of the republic and Airline Company "ArchangelskiÅ airlines" planes fulfilling the flights "Kirovsk-Moscow-Kirovss" will start to land in Petrozavodsk airport. The name of the flight will be changed into "Kirovsk-Perozavodsk-Moscow-Kirovsk" For passengers willing to get to the capital of the country it will take only two hours to get there. The flights will take place three times a week. The price of the air ticket form Petrozavodsk to Moscow is 1075 rubles.

Delegates from the administration of Archangelskey region together with the Deputy Head of the regional Government, General Director of the Department of connections Alexandr Maksimov, the Head of the airline company "Archangelskie airlines" Vladimir Korotayev and some mass media representatives are arriving to the capital of Karelia with the first flight.

A Deputy Head of the government of Karelia Boris Zhitniy, a Counselor of the Head of the Government of Karelia Yuriy Tatasenko, Deputy Minister of economics of the Republic of Karelia Lev Shustov and some reporters from Karelia will be sent to Moscow to work there.

In the nearest future the Government of Karelia is planning to start flights to Anapa, Sochi and Finland. The Heads of the Ministry of Economics believe that air connection between different cities will help to strengthen the image of the Republic, to solve problems efficiently and to attract foreign investments for an airport construction in Petrozavodsk.

Information of the Press-service of the Head of the Government RK


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