UTair Transports Veterans of the Great Patriotic War

As a part of the national celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, UTair Aviation will fly veterans and their chaperones free of charge starting May 3 through May 12.

Veterans are eligible to use this offer to travel to any destination within the UTair network. In order to receive a free ticket, veterans need to show their Great Patriotic War disabled veteran or participant ID and Russian passport. Citizens of other countries will need to show their passport and residence permit; people without citizenship are required to show their resident permit. Chaperones accompanying veterans need to show only their passport.*

Additionally, UTair offers a year-round promotion for veterans. Under this offer, participants of the Great Patriotic War are eligible for one free round trip flight to any domestic or international UTair destination at any time of their choosing.

"To pay tribute to the defenders of the Motherland, UTair has been offering veterans one free round-trip flight to any selected destination per year for 12 years in a row," said UTair - Passenger Airlines president Oleg Semenov. "UTair's wide network offers fast and comfortable travel to 165 destinations with opportunities to visit health resorts, pensions and vacation homes, to visit families and friends and to revisit locations of military glory. Since the program began, UTair has flown more than 8,500 veterans. This offer is our way of expressing our gratitude and saying thanks to the veterans."

In order to qualify for this special offer, veterans must show their Russian passport together with Great Patriotic War participant, disabled veteran or veteran ID or concentration camp juvenile prisoner ID. Accompanying chaperons are eligible for a 30% discount on airfare.

For additional information on the UTair flight schedule, booking and availability of seats, visit the UTair website or contact the UTair helpdesk at 8-800-234-00-88 (toll-free in Russia). For international calls, dial +7 (3452) 298-888.

* According to Russian Federation Decree "On the free transport of participants and disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War and their chaperones during period of celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945".

UTair Aviation is the core enterprise of UTair Group consisting of companies performing aircraft operations with fixed and rotary wing aircraft as well as enterprises offering MRO, personnel training, flight services and air transportation sales services. The Group includes UTair-Express, UTair - Helicopter Services, Turuhan, Vostok Airlines, Helisur, UTair Europe, UTair South Africa, UTair India, TS-Technik, UTair-Engineering, Ural Aviation Services, UTG and other enterprises. In 2014 UTair Group aircraft transported 11,204,598 passengers to more than 110 destinations, including 50 unique destinations.

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