In Russia, the number of airlines will not be artificially reduced, this will happen naturally. This point of view was presented by the head of Rosaviatsiya Dmitry Yadrov.
According to the agency, 118 airlines are currently operating in the Russian Federation, with only 15 companies accounting for 94% of all traffic.
There is no task to artificially reduce the number of carriers. This will happen by itself due to the merger of market participants, their consolidation.
According to Yadrov, a good example is the transfer of part of the iFly airline's fleet to "wet" leasing, that is, leasing an aircraft together with the crew.
The "wet" leasing mechanism will allow small airlines to earn money, large airlines to increase passenger traffic, and be more present on their routes in a more qualitative way, in the interests of passengers.
Yadrov recalled that after the collapse of the USSR, a large number of independent carriers appeared in Russia. New requirements for the aircraft fleet have increased flight safety, but the market structure has remained the same - the main volumes of traffic are concentrated among the largest players.
