Far countries, exotic beaches and cultural attractions are made available by air travel. Unfortunately, all the pleasure of traveling can be overshadowed by the many hours of waiting at the airport. After all, flight delays are far from uncommon.

Therefore, when composing a route, you should pay attention to punctuality rating of Russian airlines.

Today's top ten most punctual carriers compiled according to the Federal Air Transport Agency for 2013. Among the outsiders were VIM-AVIA and Kogalymavia, whose share of delayed flights is 22% and 15%, respectively.

10. Yamal

The share of delayed flights of the airline is 3.09%. Moreover, less than one percent of flights were delayed for 6 hours or more. True, the Yamal company is a fairly young carrier and works mainly in the West Siberian direction. Yamal aircraft fly in 40 domestic and international destinations.

9. “Nordavia - regional airlines”

The share of delayed flights of the airline is less than 3%. The northernmost airline is based in cities such as Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar, Murmansk, Norilsk, Naryan-Mar, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The only international destination is flights from Murmansk and Arkhangelsk to the Norwegian Tromso airport.

8. “Orenburg Airlines”

The proportion of delayed ORENAIR flights is 2.9%. The company actively cooperates with Russian tour operators, transporting to airports in Europe, Asia, Africa and the best hotels in Turkey, whose rating we recently updated. In just 9 months of the previous year, 2,237,500 passengers used airline liners.

7. The Globe

The airline is part of the famous S7 group and operates its flights under the S7 Airlines brand. The share of delayed Globus flights is only 2.71%. At the same time, over the 9 months of the previous year, the airline carried more than 1.5 million passengers.

6. Donavia

Aeroflot's subsidiary airline operates charter and regular flights from Rostov-on-Don, Mineralnye Vody, Sochi and Moscow. The share of delayed carrier flights is 2.7%, while only 0.37% was postponed for 6 or more hours.

5. Transaero

One of the largest air carriers in Russia is not only punctual, but also safe. In the world reliability rating of airlines, Transaero takes 16th place. The share of delays on company flights is 2.67%, while for the 9 months of the previous year alone, 8,494,400 passengers used Transaero's services.

4. Aeroflot

One of the 10 largest air carriers in Russia delays 2.35% of flights, while 0.52% of flights are delayed for 6 or more hours. Aeroflot planes fly to 52 countries. About 18 million passengers use the airline's services during the year.

3. Vladivostok Air

The share of delays on company flights is 2.08%. Airplanes operate flights in Russia and in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. In the near future, the company will be integrated with the Far Eastern Airlines being created by OJSC Aeroflot.

2. "Russia"

The share of delays on flights of this major airline is 1.95%. For the year, more than 4 million passengers use the services of "Russia". The company's planes make flights to airports in Russia, the CIS, as well as dozens of foreign countries.

1. Siberia

The most punctual airline in Russia delays 1.73% of flights. Aircraft under the S7 Airlines brand are based in Moscow Domodedovo and Novosibirsk Tolmachevo. All Siberia flights are operated only on Airbus and Boeing. About 6 million passengers use the airline's services for the year.

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