Aeroflot sees shift in competition on international routes
MOSCOW. Feb 16 (Interfax) - Aeroflot Russian Airlines is seeing new competition in the international segment, according to the Russian flag carrier's earnings report for Q4 2015.
Aeroflot's sole remaining international competitor among Russian airlines is S7 Airlines. Its main competitor in Q3 2015 was Transaero , but that airline entered bankruptcy and stopped flying last year.
Among foreign airlines, in addition to Lufthansa, which Aeroflot identified as a direct competitor in its Q3 2015 earnings report, Turkish Airlines is now seen as a competitor.
German Lufthansa flies to 191 destinations in 77 countries. The airline is steadily reducing its flights to Russia, the report says. Lufthansa previously flew to 10 Russian cities; it now flies to just Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Turkish Airlines currently flies to 10 Russian cities. The airline's fleet of 265 planes flies to over 270 destinations in 110 countries.
Aeroflot identifies S7 Airlines and UTair as its main competitors inside Russia.