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Apr 02, 2014 (newstodate): The Irish LCC Ryanair has long been eager to enter the Russian market - but the launch date of it first service has again been postponed.
Earlier planned for start-up from April 1, 2014, the launch date for flights on the carrier's first route to Russia connecting Dublin and St Petersburg has again been postponed and is now expected only in September 2014.
When started, Ryanair will offer three weekly service, but negotiations with Russia's civil aviation authorities have still not been concluded.
In November 2012, Ryanair was actually designated by Ireland as the carrier to serve a new route between Dublin and St Petersburg, based on the air services agreement from 1993 between the two states, and the carrier has also been designated as the second Irish carrier to operate into Moscow.
But nothing has happened despite repeated efforts to make a break-through in negotiations.
The problems is that Russia allows designated carriers to operate only on routes between "their" home country and Russia.
As Ryanair would certainly like to fly into Russia from its other operational bases as well, reflecting the fact that it is a EU-registered carrier, Russia has still not lifted the red tapes on the application.
Already in 2007, Ryanair cast its eyes on Russia and Ukraine as future prospective markets, provided the availability of cheap handling charges at airports in the countries.
Earlier planned for start-up from April 1, 2014, the launch date for flights on the carrier's first route to Russia connecting Dublin and St Petersburg has again been postponed and is now expected only in September 2014.
When started, Ryanair will offer three weekly service, but negotiations with Russia's civil aviation authorities have still not been concluded.
In November 2012, Ryanair was actually designated by Ireland as the carrier to serve a new route between Dublin and St Petersburg, based on the air services agreement from 1993 between the two states, and the carrier has also been designated as the second Irish carrier to operate into Moscow.
But nothing has happened despite repeated efforts to make a break-through in negotiations.
The problems is that Russia allows designated carriers to operate only on routes between "their" home country and Russia.
As Ryanair would certainly like to fly into Russia from its other operational bases as well, reflecting the fact that it is a EU-registered carrier, Russia has still not lifted the red tapes on the application.
Already in 2007, Ryanair cast its eyes on Russia and Ukraine as future prospective markets, provided the availability of cheap handling charges at airports in the countries.