Spring in Russia Seat Sale with KD avia - Daily flights to Russia

March 6, 2008 - PRLog -- Russian airline, KD avia have announced a "Spring in Russia" seat sale to promote their new daily flights between London Gatwick and 12 onward destinations through their hub in Kaliningrad. The special fares are available for 12 major cities in Russia plus Astana in Kazakhstan.

With prices starting at £186.00 for a London to Kalingrad return, inclusive of taxes and £205 for a London to Moscow return, inclusive of taxes, KD avia is able to offer the equivalent of low-cost airline prices, but with choice of included meal service, seat allocation at check-in, free checked-in baggage allowance of 20kgs and easy customs clearance in Kaliningrad's specially built facility.

The full range of special prices from London include:

§   From £186, Kaliningrad
§   From £196, Perm
§   From £208, Ufa, Kazan, Samara and Moscow (Domodedovo)
§   From £228, St Petersburg
§   From £265, Volgograd
§   From £305, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk and Chelyabinsk.
§   From £360, Astana in Kazakhstan.

The Sales period starts on 11th March 2008 and ends on 20th March 2008 for travel between 01st April 2008 and 15th June 2008. Special conditions apply. Fares available through all major travel agents.

KD avia's UK Sales Manager, Loreta Durell, said: "We've just returned from a familiarisation trip to Kaliningrad with10 UK Tour operators, who saw for themselves how professional is the KD avia hub operation, plus they enjoyed the old fashioned hospitality of this beautiful and historic city." (photo attached). "Russia is at its best during the Spring season, we're hoping that many more tourists will use these remarkable fares to venture further than the traditional twin cities of Moscow and St Petersburg and experience the real Russia."

Notes: KD avia's specially designed hub in Kaliningrad connects 12 cities in Russia with 15 cities in Europe. Departure points include: London Gatwick, Berlin, Hanover, Barcelona, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Munich, Prague, Rome, Kiev, Odessa, Sofia, Vienna, Paris and Milan. Cities served in Russia include: Moscow, St.-Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Rostov, Samara, Perm, Kazan and Volgograd plus Astana in Kazakhstan and Tel Aviv in Israel.

KD avia are predicting traffic will grow to between 1.5 and 2 million passengers per year. The $60 million project at Kaliningrad includes the construction of a new terminal at Khrabrovo airport capable of handling up to 8 million passengers, the first phase of which was completed in 2007. KD Avia currently operates a single type fleet of 16 Boeing 737-300 aircraft, but is currently evaluating the 737-700/800 variants as well as the Airbus A319 and A320 as longer-range replacements for its 737-300s.

UK Web booking is available through http://www.kdavia.co.uk and European bookings through www.kdavia.eu

Travel agencies can access fares and availability through all the major GDS systems, Amadeus, Worldspan, Galileo and Sabre.

For UK telephone reservations please call 0871 423 5741 or 01293 874998.

Photograph attached (left to right): Yuriy Horovyy (Overseas Business Travel), Brett Parsons (Scotts Tours), Neil Taylor (Bradt Guides), Loreta Durell (KD avia), Andrea Godfrey (Regent Holidays), Russian Naval Officer, Zivile Meksriunaite (Just Go Russia), Elvira Sharipova (Russian National Tourist Office), Chantel Gordon (Exodus), Derek Moore (The Tailor-Made Groups Company).Vikki Joyce (Flight Directors), Philip Hickson (Key Travel) and Zoe Woods (Audley Travel).

Website: www.kdavia.co.uk