Pursuits
Aeroflot to Open Low-Cost Unit After EasyJet, Wizz Enter Russia
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OAO Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, plans to establish a discount division at a cost of $100 million over two years after specialist no-frills operators EasyJet Plc and Wizz Air Ltd. targeted its home market.
The Dobrolet unit will commence domestic services next spring using eight Boeing Co. 737-800 planes -- the same model employed by Ryanair Holdings Plc -- Aeroflot Chief Executive Officer Vitaly Savelyev told reporters in Moscow today.