Gelendzhik, the first new civilian airport to be built in Russia in 25 years, commenced commercial operations in June. The airport is a Public-Private Partnership led by Basel Aero, which already operates airports in Krasnodar, Sochi, Gelendzhik and Anapa. The group's airports handled 3.5 million passengers in 2009, or about 9% of Russian airports’ throughput.
Russian airlines including Aeroflot, Rossiya, Ural Airlines, UTair, Gazpromavia, Avianova and Atlant-Soyuz already are operating to/from the new airport at the Black Sea resort.
Gelendzhik, the first new civilian airport to be built in Russia in 25 years, commenced commercial operations in June. The airport is a Public-Private Partnership led by Basel Aero, which already operates airports in Krasnodar, Sochi, Gelendzhik and Anapa. The group's airports handled 3.5 million passengers in 2009, or about 9% of Russian airports’ throughput. Russian airlines including Aeroflot, Rossiya, Ural Airlines, UTair, Gazpromavia, Avianova and Atlant-Soyuz already are ...
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