UTair Express

UTair Express was a Russian regional airline headquartered in Syktyvkar, Komi, and a subsidiary of UTair Aviation. Its main base was Syktyvkar Airport. It ceased operations on 10 June 2015.^[1]

UTair Express

IATA ICAO Call sign UR UTX –
Founded	December 2006
Ceased operations	June 2015
Hubs	Syktyvkar Airport
Fleet size	28
Destinations	31
Parent company	UTair Aviation
Headquarters	Syktyvkar, Komi, Russia
Website	utair-express.com

History

UTair Express' predecessor Komiinteravia was established in March 1996 and started operations in July 1997.^[2]

In 2004 UTair gained control of more than 70% of Komiinteravia.^[3] UTair planned to set up a new regional division using its subsidiary Komiinteravia that was to operate as UTair Express using Antonov An-24 and ATR 42-300 aircraft. It planned to replace its Komiinteravia's An-24 fleet with additional ATR 42-300s over the next few years.^[4]

UTair Express completed registration in December 2006 and emerged from the reorganization of Komiinteravia. The airline received a certificate in commercial air transport operations on Antonov An-24 aircraft. As soon as all of the An-24s have been decommissioned according to the airline's plan, UTair's air fleet will include up to 20 ATR 42 aircraft. UTair Express also embraces Russia's largest Tupolev Tu-134 maintenance center.^[5]

On 10 June 2015, Russian authorities suspended the airline's operating license until further notice due to a request filed by UTair itself. The fleet and route network will be transferred to UTair Aviation until further notice as part of restructuring arrangements.^[1]

Destinations

A now-retired UTair Express Tupolev Tu-134 in 2011

UTair Express Antonov An-24

UTair Express ATR 72-500

UTair Express operated scheduled flights to the following destinations as of April 2014:^[6]

 Lithuania

• Vilnius – Vilnius International Airport

 Russia

Arkhangelsk Oblast

• Arkhangelsk – Talagi Airport

  Nenets Autonomous Okrug

  • Naryan-Mar – Naryan-Mar Airport

Bashkortostan

• Ufa – Ufa International Airport^[7]

Kirov Oblast

• Kirov – Pobedilovo Airport

Komi

• Syktyvkar – Syktyvkar Airport
• Ukhta – Ukhta Airport
• Usinsk – Usinsk Airport
• Ust-Tsylma – Ust-Tsylma Airport
• Vorkuta – Vorkuta Airport

Krasnodar Krai

• Anapa – Vityazevo Airport seasonal
• Sochi – Adler-Sochi International Airport seasonal

Kursk Oblast

• Kursk – Kursk Vostochny Airport

Moscow / Moscow Oblast

• Moscow – Vnukovo International Airport

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

• Nizhny Novgorod – Strigino Airport^[8]

Novosibirsk Oblast

• Novosibirsk – Tolmachevo Airport

Omsk Oblast

• Omsk – Omsk Tsentralny Airport

Samara Oblast

• Samara – Kurumoch Airport

Sverdlovsk Oblast

• Yekaterinburg – Koltsovo Airport

Tambov Oblast

• Tambov – Tambov Airport

Tatarstan

• Kazan – Kazan^[8]

Tyumen Oblast

• Tyumen – Roshchino Airport

  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

  • Beloyarsky – Beloyarsk Airport
  • Khanty-Mansiysk – Khanty-Mansiysk Airport
  • Nizhnevartovsk – Nizhnevartovsk Airport
  • Nyagan – Nyagan Airport
  • Sovetsky – Sovetsky Airport
  • Surgut – Surgut International Airport

  Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

  • Novy Urengoy – Novy Urengoy Airport

Ulyanovsk Oblast

• Ulyanovsk – Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport

Voronezh Oblast

• Voronezh – Chertovitskoye Airport

Fleet

As of April, 2014, UTair Express operated following aircraft types:^[9]

Aircraft	In fleet	Orders	Seats	Notes
ATR 72-500	15	1	70
Antonov An-24	13	—	40–48