Russian airline Nordwind Airlines launched direct flights from Kaluga International Airport to Egypt.

"For the first time in the history of Kaluga airport a direct flight to Egypt (Sharm el-Sheikh airport) was serviced. The Airbus A321neo of Nordwind took off from Kaluga at 16:15 with 205 passengers on board," the press service of the airport reported.

At the moment, the airline is expected to depart every 11 days, with flights scheduled until mid-April 2022. But the schedule may be changed as the company hopes to increase the number of flights.

As a reminder, Kaluga airport named after Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was commissioned in 2015 after a 13-year break. Its capacity is 350 passengers per hour. The route network has 16 destinations, including six international ones - Antalya, Sharm el-Sheikh, Yerevan, Osh, Khujand, Kulyab.

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Author: Maria Buzanakova