“Transaero” denied reports about stopping flights – Interfax

"Transaero" denied reports about stopping flights – Interfax

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The airline, contrary to rumors in the media, has no plans to stop flying, either before or after the New Year

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Moscow. December 21. INTERFAX.RU – Airline “Transaero” has no plans to stop flying, airline said, commenting on media reports that due to financial problems, the company can take such a step. “Neither of which the suspension of flights airlines before or after the New Year, as reported in the media, there can be no question,” – said the airline.

In the “Transaero” recalled that the state support is widely used both in the period 2008-2009, and is currently used for a number of major banks and other companies. “Since it is the largest banks and companies in all industries are sistemooobrazuyuschimi and, at the same time, to the greatest extent influenced the crisis,” – says carrier.

Today, many Russian carriers are in a difficult situation because of falling demand for air travel on a background of economic stagnation. The third largest airline in Russia – “UTair” can no longer service its debt, is in talks to restructure it.

The situation in the “Transaero” actively discussing the end of September 2014, when it became known that the airline appealed to the Ministry of Economic Development to provide him with state guarantees on loans of up to 10 billion rubles.

Source of “Interfax” in one of the departments involved in the discussion of the situation around “Transaero” said the problems at the air carrier is really serious, the company “goes in the government and the banks.” According to the source, stop flying before the New Year is completely excluded. He also stressed that if the Government recognizes that such a threat exists and the problem is not exaggerated, “Transaero” will receive the necessary support, but the format of state aid yet to be determined.