Direct Charter Flights from Russia to resume February 2015

by Ken Quintanilla

Guam- Direct charter flights from Russia will resume early next year. According to a release from the Governor's Office, H.I.S. Guam Inc. will provide direct service from Russia through Yukitia Airlines in February. The direct charter flights will operate three times a month out of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.

It was back in September when the Guam International Airport Authority announced that direct charter flights from Russia through Avia Charter and Orenair had ceased.According to the release, in fiscal year 2014, the Guam Visitors Bureau's Research Department reported the Russia market grew 198.2% over FY13— further diversifying Guam's tourism industry. 

Direct charter flights for Russia took place between November 2013 and September 2014.