{"id":7472,"date":"2019-06-25T16:55:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T20:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=7472"},"modified":"2019-06-26T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T14:36:28","slug":"charter-flights-within-russia-now-require-cartel-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/charter-flights-within-russia-now-require-cartel-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Charter Flights Within Russia Now Require Cartel Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a new rule<\/a> for\u00a0charter flights to Russia<\/strong>, effective 21 JUN, which says you must now seek permission from a bunch of different Russian carriers and companies (a.k.a. the ‘Cartel’) before you can go.<\/p>\n

The way it’s written suggests that it applies to all<\/strong> charter flights, even if you fly straight in and out again. But local agents are saying it’s more complicated than that. They say that for aircraft with less than 20 seats, you only need Cartel approval for charter flights<\/strong> with domestic legs<\/strong> in Russia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Aircraft with less than 20 seats<\/th><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Routing<\/strong><\/td>Cartel approval required?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LFMN-UUWW-LFMN<\/td>No<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LFMN-UUWW-ULLI-LFMN<\/td>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Aircraft with 20 seats or more<\/th><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Routing<\/strong><\/td>Cartel approval required?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LFMN-UUWW-LFMN<\/td>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LFMN-UUWW-ULLI-LFMN<\/td>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Russia is issuing new rules thick and fast at the moment. Last week it was for private flights<\/strong> – to fly domestic legs in Russia you now have to get approval from Customs<\/a> in advance. If the early feedback from local agents is correct, the new rule issued this week for charter flights\u00a0<\/strong>seems to have been designed to establish a parallel framework for dealing with foreign commercial operators wanting to fly domestically within Russia.<\/p>\n

The process seems fairly straight-forward: you send off an email to the group of Russian carriers and companies, and once you get permission from all of them, you can then apply for your landing permit.<\/p>\n

They’re saying that your request for approval should be made at least 5 days in advance of your planned flight. But you also have to then add on extra time to get your landing permit – there\u2019s a 1-day lead time for aircraft with less than 20 seats, and a 5-day lead time for those with 20 seats or more.<\/p>\n

Here is the info you need to send them:<\/p>\n